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A MEMORIAL 



OF THE TOWN OF 



Hampstead, New Hampshire 



HISTORIC AND GENEALOGIC SKETCHES. 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CENTENNIAL 

CELEBRATION, JULY 4th, 1849. 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 150th ANNIVERSARY 

OF THE TOWN'S INCORPORATION, 

JULY 4th, 1899. 



ILLUSTRATED. 



COMPILED BY > 

HARRIETTE ELIZA NOYES. 



BOSTON, MASS.: 

GEORGE B. REED, 4 PARK STREET. 

1899. 



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Copyright 1899. 

BY 

IlAiMiiKXTE Eliza Noykh. 



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Pi»«ss OF Nbwcomb & Gauss, Salem, Mass. 



TO 



Messrs. Tristram Little, Joshua F. Noyes, Nelson Obdway, 

Joseph G. Brown, William A. Emerson, George R. Bennbtte, 

RuFUS P. Gardner, James W. Sanborn, John S. 

Corson, Isaac Randall, Walter A. Allen, 

Charles W. Garland, Benjamin W. 

Clark, and Everett Moulton, 

Committee of Arrangements 



Celebration of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anni- 
versary OF the Incorporation of the 
Town of Hampstead, July 4, 1899. 

THIS MEMORIAL 

IS 

RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 

Petitions, Town Charter, Kingstown troubles, Annals, etc. . 1 

Historical Sketch by Kev. John Kelly, 27 

Autobiography of Kev. John Kelly, 46 

Proceedings of the Centennial Celebration, .... 57 

Address by I. W. Smith, at the Centennial, 88 

Proceedings of the 150th Celebration, 131 

Historic address at the 150th Celebration, 144 

Remarks, Letters, Antiquarian Exhibit, etc 169 

Sketch — Hampstead, London, England, 214 

Educational Work in Hampstead, 231 

Public Library, 254 

Religious Work in Hampstead, 259 

Hon. John Calfe's Funeral Sermon, 273 

Military, . 285 

Cemeteries, 307 

Sketches, Illustrations and Genealogical Notes, . . . 316 

Town Officers for 150 years, 397 

List of Births — First Book of Records, 404 

Publishments and Marriages — First Book of Records, . . 432 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Noyes, Ilarrietto Eliza, Frontis- 
piece. 
Adams, Horace, Residence of 
Allen, Walter A., M. D. 
Arnold, Old homestead. 
Ayer, Betsey I!., Mrs. 

" Daniel, homestead. 
Bailey, Charles W. 
" Horace. 
Elm. 
Bennette, George R., Dr. 
" Amelia F. 

" George R., Residence of 

Bartley, John M. C, Rev. 

" Joseph Dana, 
Billiard, Ebenezer W., Rev. 
Bragg, Oliver R. 
Brickett, Sarah Ordway. 

" Richard K. 
Brown, Joseph G. 

" Joseph G., Residence of 
" Alice M., Miss, Res. of 
Brick School House, No. 4. 

li a u (( n 

Carter, Hosea Ballou. 

" Homestead. 
Cemetery from the street. 
Clark, John Henry. 
" Benjamin W. 
*' Benj. W., Residence of 
" Mary and Sarah A., Res. of 
Corson, Avender. 

" John S. 
Church, Congregational. 

" " Interior of 

" " Parsonage. 

" Methodist Episcopal, West 

Hampstead. 
" East Hampstead. 
Chase, Luther, homestead of 
Davis, William H. 
Dickey, Myi-on P., Rev. 
Eaton, Emery, Residence of 
Entrance to Grove. 
Eastman, Josiah C, Dr. 

" Josiah C, Residence of 
" J. Bartlett. 
" Monument. 

" Albert L., Col. 

" Mary E. (Kent). 

" Mary E., Residence of 
Emerson, Daniel H. 
" James H. 



Emerson, Horatio D. 
" William A. 
" Abbie (Dovr) Mrs. 
" Shoe factory. 

Alfred P. 
" Alfred P., Residence of 
" George S., M. D. 
Charles H. 
Albert H. 
" Daniel. 
" Frank W. 

" Arthur M. 

" Myron E. 

Gardner, Rufus P., Rev. 
Garland, John W. 
" Charles W. 
" Corner. 
George, Group of four generations. 
" I. William, Residence of 
" Warren D., Residence of 
" Old homestead. 
Gilman, Charles H., Residence of 
Glimpse from Governor's Isle. 
Grover, Charles H. 

" Charles H., Jr. 
Grand stand in grove, July 4th. 
Hadley, James. 
Hall, Good Templars. 
Heath, Isaac, Residence of 
High School. 
High School and grounds. 
Hoyt, Moses, Esq. 
" Daniel N. 
" Mary L. 
" Corner. 
Hutchens Homestead. 
Hyde, H. Eugene. 
Irving, H. Albert. 
Jenness, Manora. 
Johnson, William, Capt. 
" Frederick A. 
" Walter A. 
" Homestead. 
Kent, Jonathan, Dea. 
Kelly, John, Rev., Homestead. 
Kezar, William J. 

" William J., Residence of 
Kimball, Anson B. 
Lake, George E., Rev. 
Little, Tristram. 

" Tristram, Residence of 
" Lewis C, Mr. and Mrs. 
" William C. 



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ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Little, William F. 

" H. Walter. 

" Arthur H. 

" Adin Sidney. 
Marble, Dana G. 

" Giles F., Residence of 
Marshall Homestead. 
Merrill, Forrest Eugene. 
Morse, Samuel, Dr. 

" Peter, mill site. 
Morgan, Alfred S. 
Map of Hampstead. 
Map of Old Norfolk Co. 
Moulton, Everett. 
" Andrew M. 

Caleb. 
" Charles B. 
Nichols, Daniel. 
Noyes, Old homestead. 

" Edward R. 

" Edward F., Residence of 

" Henry. 

" Henrv, Residence of 

" Wallace P. 

" Joshua F. 

" Joshua F., Residence of 

" Elbridge H. 

" Elbridge H., Residence of 

" Rufus K., M. D. 

" Albert P. 

" Walter F. and Carl P. 
Ordway, John. 

" John, late Residence of 

" John D. 

" John D., Residence of 

" Nelson. 

" Nelson, Residence of 

" Store. 

" Henry C. 

" Helen Frances. 

" Daniel F. 

" Clarence E. 
" Old Meeting House." 
Osgood, Charles H., Residence of 
Pillsbury, Alden, Residence of 

" Benj., Residence of 

" Benjamin L. 

" Benjamin L. Mrs. 



Pillsbury, Daniel S. 
Pressey, Charles W., Residence of 
Pratt, Theodore C, Rev. 
Putnam Place. 

" Henry. 

" Oliver. 
Public Library. 
Randlett, Charles H. 
Randall, Isaac. 
Royal Oak. 

Ruins on Governor's Isle. 
Sanborn, William, Dea. 

" James W. 

" John C. 
Sawyer, Francis H. 

" Francis H., Residence of 

" Horace R. 
Shannon, Jos. P., Residence of late 
Smith, Isaac, Esq. 

" Isaac, Residence of 
" Isaac William. 
" Rufus C. 

" James Capt., Residence of 
Stickney, Daniel K. 
School House No. 1. 



Snow Scene, District No. 1. 
Street View, West Hampstead. 

" " East Hampstead. 

Station, N. «S; R, R. R., West Hamp- 
stead. 
Tabor, Pardon, Mr. and Mrs. 

John W. 
Tomb of Rev. Henry True. 
Town House. 
Tewksbury, Isaac Dr. 

" Isaac Dr., Residence of 

Watson, Albert, Rev. 
Wash Pond. 
Webber, I^eonard E. 
Williams, Lester A. 

" James, Residence of 

" Old Homestead. 

Wentworth Lake. 



INTRODUCTION. 



I present this volume, in grateful remembrance not only to 
the Committee of Arrangements, but to my schoolmates, pupils 
and friends, who, as citizens, former residents, descendants 
or other friends of Hampstead, so generously approved and 
congratulated me upon my efforts as historian, July 4, 1899. 

I do not essay literary merit, or the effects of rhetoric, nor 
has this volume been compiled for pecuniary advantage, 
neither do I claim for it a complete history of Hampstead, for 
the historic and genealogical field is far from being exhausted. 
Town liistories and family genealogies, from which I have 
taken some data without verification or traditions more or 
less conflicting, make it possible that minor errors may exist. 
In nearly every instance I have verified the early residents 
and lauds belonging to them, from papers on file in the Pro- 
bate or Registry of Deeds offices in Rockingham County, New 
Hampshire, or Essex County, Massachusetts, the State Ar- 
chives of Massachusetts or New Hampshire, the town records 
of Hampstead, Atkinson, Plaistow or Kingston, N. H., or pri- 
vate papers. 

I have derived much aid from the State Papers (Bouton's 
and Hammond's), Ayling's history of New Hampshire Soldiers 
and Sailors ; Mirick's and Chase's History of Haverhill, Mass. ; 
Belnap's and McClintock's History of New Hampshire, Col- 
lections from the New Hampshire and Massachusetts Histori- 
cal Societies, and other works. 

From a request made by many of our citizens and others 
interested in historical writings, the family of the late Judge 
Isaac W. Smith of Manchester, kindly granted permission to 
reprint the proceedings and address of the Centennial Cele- 
bration published in a pamphlet in 1849. 



X INTRODUCTION. 

My thanks are due Rev. and Mrs. George O. Jenness 
of Charlton, Mass., for the autobiography, autograph, and 
other valuable papers, formerly belonging to the late Rev. 
John Kelly ; Henry True, Esq. of Marion, Ohio, for papers 
and autograph of the late Rev. Henry True ; Joseph D. Bart- 
ley of Bradford, Mass., Edmund C. Eastman of Brookline, 
Mass., Hosea B. Carter of Concord, Daniel S. Pillsbury of 
New York City, Frederick A. Johnson of Denver, Colo., Ed- 
ward C. Smith of Manchester, J. Bartlett Eastman of Hamp- 
stead, and othere for parental tributes ; Miss Mary E. Spol- 
lett for preparation of the statistics of the Congregational 
church work ; Miss Sophia Moulton and the Misses Sanborn 
for items of Methodist church work ; Dr. Bennette for verses 
from his "Poetical Memoirs;" John C. Sanborn for the loan 
of " Hon. John Calfe's Diary ;" Sidney Perley Esq. for map 
of Norfolk County, Massachusetts ; Albert P. Noyes for de- 
sign of map of Hampstead ; William C. Little of Haverhill, 
Charles W. Garland, Daniel G. George, John S. Corson, 
Francis H. Sawyer and others, for the loan of valuable papers. 

Appreciated assistance has also been received from George 
B. Reed Esq. of Boston, Mass., Rev. Dr. Geo. B. Spaulding 
of Syracuse, N. Y., Col. Henry E. Noyes U. S. A., George A. 
Gordon, Secretary of the New England Historic and Genea- 
logical society, Boston, Flavins Morse Crocker, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, Guy V. Rix of Concord, Hon. Wm. C. Todd of Atkinson, 
Henry C. Ordway of Winchester, Mass., William H. Hills of 
Plaistow, Mrs. Francis I. Wallace of Albany, N. Y., Louise 
V. George of Plymouth, Mrs. Rev. Charles Tenny and Mrs. 
George P. Dow of Atkinson, and Miss Katherine M. Morrell 
of Exeter. 

The citizens of Hampstead have, without exception, given 
me every possible aid, and with words of encouragement added 
much to the pleasure of my work, and from former residents 
the same kindly interest has been manifested. 

My thanks are also due to all who have aided me in illus- 
trating this volume, and thereby added to its interest locally. 



INTRODUCTION, XI 

The almost speaking likenesses will grow dearer and dearer 
as the years roll by, while the old homes, or a glimpse of the 
old landscapes about our town, will be a constant reminder to 
those who leave the place for other homes, and I trust will 
serve to intensify the love and devotion for the scenes of their 
childhood days. 

While appreciating all the aid from whatever source, and 
conscious that errors must of necessity exist, I trust a critical 
public will be charitable, especially those engaged in histori- 
cal and genealogical study. 

The work of preparing this Memorial has been a great 
pleasure to me. " It has been my delight to inquire for the 
old paths, and to walk therein." I send it forth with the 
heartfelt wish that it may do something towards fostering 
that local interest and pride which are powerful incentives to 
good citizenship. 

Harriette E. Noyes. 

Hampstead, N. H., December 15, 1899. 



" To weave together the fading dates of old manuscripts, 
with the truths and traditions that have survived sleeping 
generations until the joy and the tears, the quaint speech and 
the early piety stand out upon the tapestry with the semblance 
of a living man. This gives a pleasure which he only who 
has stood at the helm can feel and understand." 

Charles Knowles Bolton. 



PETITIONS SENT TO GOV. BENNING WENTWORTH, 
RELATING TO THE INCORPORATION OF 
HAMPSTEAD; THE KINGSTON CONTRO- 
VERSY, AND ANNALS FROM THE 
TOWN RECORDS PERTAINING TO 
THE MEETING HOUSE, ETC. 



Petition for a Parish. 

" To His Excellency Benning Wentwortli Esq. Governor and 
Commander in Chief In and Over his Majesties Province of 
New Hampshire, in New England. And to the Honour- 
able His Majesties Council and house of Representatives in 
G-eneral Court Assembled Jan. 1, 1743-4. 

The Humble petition of the subscribers Inhabitants of the 
Province aforesaid. Sheweth. 

That the greater part of your Petitioners are Inhabitants 
of the Land in controversie between Kingston and Hav- 
erliill — That one part of us hold our Land of Haverhill and 
the others of Kingston. That However the Right of the 
soil may be disputed we are without Dispute of the New 
Hampshire Government. That your Petitioners are at such 
a Distance from every Parish meeting house as Renders our 
attending public worship upon the Sabbath in any of our 
Neighbouring Congregations Exceeding Difficult and to 
many of us quite Impractible. That we are Therefore 
obliged to procure some person to preach for us or else to 
live without the Benefit of that Ordinance. May it therefore 
please your Excellency and Honours to take our case under 
your wise Consideration, and either vest us with Parish Pow- 
ers with the following bounds Viz : — Beginning at a Crocked 



2 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



red oak tree standing in London Deny line irom thence Tun- 
ing Easterly three miles on Bryants line Thence Northwardly 
to a bridge called Capt. Samuel Ingalls Bridge thence west- 
erly so as to Comprehend the Dwelling house of one Jacob 
Wells from thence to the Corner Beech tree on the Chester 
line and from thence upon London Derrj line to the bounds 
first mentioned. Or If this may not at present be granted at 
least to pass an act to impower us for a time to assess and 
Levie Taxes upon the Inhabitants within the bounds above 
s'd for the Support and other Incident Charges and your Pe- 
titioners as in Duty bound shall ever pray. 



Subscribers. 



Joli Hoag. 
William Moulton. 
William Stevens. 
Peter Eastman. 
Micheal Johnson. 
Hugh Tallant. 
John Atwood. 
Israel Huse. 
Nathaniel Harriman. 
William Eastman. 
David Copps. 
John Muzzey. 
Joseph Stevens. 
Daniel Roberds. 
Daniel Roberds, Jr. 
Ebenezer Gill. 
Nathaniel Heath. 
Joseph Stevens. 
Daniel Johnson. 
Thomas Croford. 
James Mills. 
Zechariah Johnson. 
William Hancock. 



Samuel Worthen Jr. 
George Little Jr. 
Samuel Watts. 
Benjamin Philbrick. 
Jonathan Kimball. 
Ezekiel Little. 
Jeremiah Eaton. 
Samuel Stevens. 
John Johnson. 
Da^dd Heath. 
"^William Heath. 
Robert Ford. 
John Kezer. 
Georg^e Kezer. 
Otho Stevens. 
James Johnson. 
Obediah Davis. 
Josiah Davis. 
Joseph Little. 
Moses Tucker. 
John Bond. 
Jonathan Bond. 
Daniel He])l'erd. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 3 

James Heath. James Graves. 

Steven Emerson. James Cook. 

Benjamin Emerson. Jonathan Gile. 

Caleb Heath. Samuel Stevens." 

" In the House of Representatives April 18th. 1744. 
The within Petition Read and voted " that the Petitioners 
(at their own Charge) serve the Selectmen of Kingston with 
a coppy of this Petition and the votes thereon that they may 
appear the third day of the sitting of the General Assembly 
after the first of May next." 

James Jeffrey Cler, Assem." 

" Province of 
New Hampsliire. 

At a meeting held at Timberlane on the 13th of July 
Instant it was voted that Mr. Richard Hazzen & Daniel Lit- 
tle Esqr and Mr. John Webster be a committee to prefer a 
petition to the Governor and Council of said Province to see 
if that Hon*"*'* Court in their wisdom will Incorporate Tim- 
berlane and Almsbury peak into a parish or Township. 

George Little Junr. 

Timberlane Clerk." 

The following petition was presented to the Governor 
and his Majesty's Council, for the incorporation of the Town 
of Hampstead. 

" To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esqr. Governor and 
Commander in chief in and over his majesties Province 
of New Hampshire the Hon''*'* his majesties Councill July 
29th 1746. 

The petition of the subscribers for themselves & in be- 
half of Sundry others to the number of About one hundred 
who live in that part of Haverhill District commonly called 



4 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Tiinberlane, together with that part of South Hampton Dis- 
trict which is usually called Amesbury Peak. 

Humbly sheweth that the Lands wheron your petioners 
Dwell as herein described and bounded & contaming near a 
five miles square, viz Beginning at the Southeasterly corner 
of the farm commonly called Tyng's farm: thence runing 
Northwesterly by said farm, till it comes to Belnap's Land, 
so taking in Belnap's Land & Richard Heath's Land, thence 
runing by Land of Lieut. Caleb Page till it comes to the 
Land of Richard Hazzen thence running betwixt said Haz- 
zens Land and Clements Land till it comes to the Islandy 
pond, thence to the Southeast corner of Edward Flynts Land 
including the Great Island in s'd pond, thence running by 
Flynts farm and taking in the same till it comes to Stevens 
Land and by Land of Nehemiah Stevens Northeasterly by ye 
Twelve rod way thence to Southwesterly angle of Sleepers 
fifth Division Lott. thence Northeast to a line Northwest 
from Holts rock & from thence to ye mouth of ye Angly pond 
so called, thence Southeast till it comes to the northeast cor- 
ner of Woodbridge farm, thence Northwesterly by said fann 
till it comes to ye way Leading to the farm of Capt. FoUings- 
bees to ye Angly pond, from thence to the Northeast comer 
of Obadiah Ayers fifth Division Lott, thence Northwesterly 
by said Lott to the twelve rod way, thence to the Northwest 
corner of Lieut Hales Land by his Land to ye Southwest cor- 
ner of it, thence to the North east corner of Tyngs farm & by 
said farm to ye first bounds are very suitable and commodious 
for a Town or parish and that we who inhabit such Lands are 
so compactly situated & by the blessing of God have made 
such Improvements as that they are now able to support a 
Gospell Minister amongst ourselves. We would further 
Humbly Suggest to your Excellency and Honours that most 
of us now Live far from ye public worsliip of God (unless 
when carried on amongst our-Selves) that we cannot possibly 
attend upon it without the utmost difiiculty & hazzard. We 
therefore earnestly request your Excellency & Honours to 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



compassionate our Circumstances & Incorporate us into a 
Township with ye powers and privileges that other Towns in 
ye Province have, or at least invest us with power to tax ye 
people to support ye Gospell amongst ourselves as to your 
Excellency & Honours. Your Humble petitioners as in duty 
bound shall ever pray." 



"Daniel Little. 
Benjamin Heath. 
Benjamin Stevens. 
Moses Gile. 
Ebenezer Gile. 
Moses Copp. 
Otho Stevens. 
Benjamin Kimball. 
Nathaniel Heath. 
Samuel Plummer. 
Thomas Clark. 
Benjamin hadley. 
Thomas Williams. 
Jonathan Hunt. 



John Muzzey. 
John Johnson. 
William Hancock. 
Lemuel Tucker. 
Jonathan Gile. 
Stephen Johnson. 
David Copp. 
Stephen Johnson Jr 
Peter Morse. 
John Plummer. 
Edmund Sawyer, 
richard goodell. 
Henry trusell. 
Jonathan Stevens. ' 



Jeremiah Eaton. 
Caleb Heath. 
Hugh Tallant. 
Ebenezer Tucker. 
Richard Hazzen. 
George Little Junr. 
Peter Easman. 
, Benjamin Eaton. 
John Webster. 
Abner Sawyer, 
amos Clark. 
Bartholemnew heath. 
Joseph Hadley. 



Petition of Richard Hazzen, &c. about Support of 
Rev. Jainies Gushing. 

" To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq. Governor & 
Commander in Chief in and over his Majesty's Province of 
New Hampshire in New England & to the Hon'ble his Majes- 
ties Council & House of Representatives in General Court 
Assembled at Portsmouth for s'd Province, Ma}^ 1748. 
Humbly shews. 

Richard Hazzen for liimself and in behalf of the Inhabi- 
tants of that part of Haverhill District commonly called Tim- 
be rlane. 

That the Inhabitants of said Timberlane have for the 



6 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

greater part of fifteen years past at a very great cost and 
charge hired a minister to preach amongst them and at the 
same time been Excused from paying any thing towards the 
support of the Rev. Mr. James Gushing. 

That the Rev. Mr. Cusliing's hearers (Exclusive of 
Timberlane) line about two thirds of them or the North Side 
of the Boundry Line and in this Province and the other third 
on the other side on which side lyes also the greater part of 
the Parsonage or Glebe Lands. 

That at a meeting of the District in November last. 
Pursuant to the Selectmens warrant It was agreed & Voted 
that the Inhabitants living on this side of the line (meaning 
those who lived out of Timberlane limits) should pay the 
Rev.'d Mr. Cusliing Two Hundred pounds for his support tliis 
year. Old Tenor on Consideration of the Depreciating of 
the money &c wliich would have been a small matter more 
than what they paid last year. 

That some time afterwards at a Leg^all meeting of the s'd 
District, The Inhabitants of Timberlane were by vote sett of 
from Mr. Cushings Parish and near the same lines which a 
committee Sent By your Excellency & the Hon'ble Council 
thought proper to be done as appears by their Report. 

That notwithstanding the meaning & intent of the afore- 
said s'd Vote respecting Mr. Cushings Support by wliich the 
Inhabitants of Timberlane ought to have been excused from 
paying anything thereto & after and after they were set of 
from Mr. Cushings Parish as much as the District had a 
power to do, The assessors have rated us to Mr. Cusliing and 
thereby made their own taxes much less than last year, & 
taken away our money from us wliich we should liave had to 
pay our own minister. 

That we have thereby been necessatated to make a Rate 
amongst ourselves to pay our minister but as we had no legall 
power to do so some refuse to pay, so that we are now in a 
verry deplorable Condition unless your Excellency & Honours 
Avill Interpose in our behalfe. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIEE. 7 

We humbly & Earnestly request your Excellency & 
Honours to compassionate our circumstances & give Such 
Orders that we may be excused from paying to ye Rev'd Mr. 
James Cusliing & at the same time that he may not be 
cheated and defrauded of liis honest due, & that we may be 
empowered to raise a Tax amongst our Selves to pay our 
own minister or that you will afford such other Relief as to 
your Excellency & Honours shall think best for us. 

And for your Excellency and Honours your Humble peti- 
tioners as in duty bound shall ever pray &c. 

Richard Hazzen. 
for himself & in behalf of ye Inhabitants of Timberlane May 
12th. 1748." 



Vote of KmasTON setting off Certain Persons for 
A New Parish, etc. 

" Province of 
New Hampshire. 

At a Legall meeting of the Inliabitants & freeholders of 
Kingston held the 24th. of September, 1746. 
1st. Lieut. John Sweet was chosen moderator of that meeting. 
2d. Voted, That we do hereby as far as in us lieth set off, of 

Moses Tucker. John Straw. 

Isreal Huse. Jonathan Colby. 

James Huse. Daniel Hibberd. 

James Graves. Daniel Kidd. 

John Bond. Jacob Gurdy. 

Jacob Wells. David Straw. 

Meshach Gurdy. Reuben Clough. 

John Straw Jr. Isreal Huse Jr. 

Pliillip Wells. John Pressey. 

Jacob Tucker. Benjamin Tucker. 

Joseph Dow. John Hogg Sr. 

William Straw. Orlando Colby. 



8 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Kingston above s'd with a certain Tract of Land in s'd town 
for a District Parish or Precinct Bounded as followeth Viz : — 
Beginning at the Beech tree wliich is the Dividing Boundary 
between London Derry and Chester, s'd tree standing on ye 
west line of s'd Kingston and Running Southerly on s'd King- 
ston said line as heretofore settled between s'd London Derry 
& s'd Kingston to the Island Pond (so called) then running 
East and B South three miles. Then Northerly Till a North 
& B West Course wUl strike s'd Kingston line where it crosses 
the mill Brook (so called) as heretofore settled between s'd 
Kingston & s'd Chester & from thence viz : when s'd Line 
Crosses s'd mill Brook to run Southerly on s'd line to the 
Beech tree first mentioned. 

(Tliis is a true copy taken out of Kingston Book of Rec- 
ords.) 

Attest. 

Jed. Philbrick, Town Clerk." 

Committee to prosecute the foregoing Petition. 

" At a meeting held Jan. ye 15th 1747 /8 at the House of 
John Bond By a Society of the West end of Kingston John 
Hogg & James Graves were Chosen a committee to Prose- 
cute a Petition said Society have now in Court. 

John Bond, Clerk. 

for S'd Society." 

Request relative to the foregoing petition. 

" Kingston July 17 th. 1747/8 
May it please your Excellency & Hon'rs. 

It is the desire of us the Subscribers that if our Petition 
according as we were sett off by Kingston should not be 
granted and your Excellencie & Hon'rs see Cause to Estab- 
lish Timberlane that we may be established with them and 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 9 

that the North Line may include the Farm that was formerly 
Sam'el Graves Deceas'd & the west Line may be the agree- 
ment Line between Kingston & Londonderry. 

John Hogg. 
James Graves. 
John Bond. 
Edman Easman." 



CHARTER OF TOWN OF HAMPSTEAD. 



" Province of 
New Hampsliire. 

In the name of George the Second by the 
Grace of God of Great Britain France and 
Ireland King Defender of the Faith. 

Whereas our Loyall subjects Inhabitants of a tract of Land 
within our Pro\ince of New Hampshire aforesaid Lying part- 
ly witliin that part of our Province of New Hampshire called 
Haverhill District Have Humbly Petitioned and Requested 
of us That they may be erected and incorporated into a Town- 
sliip and infrancliised with the same Powers and Privileges 
wliich other towns -svithin the said Province by Law Have and 
Enjoy and it appearing to us to be condusive to the general 
good of our said Province as well as of the said Inliabitants 
in particular by maintaining good order and encouraging the 
culture of the Land that the same should be done 

Know ye therefore that we of our especial Grace certain 
knoAvledge and for the Encouragement and the Promoting the 
good purposees and ends aforesaid by and with advice of ye 
trusty and well beloved Benning Wentworth Esq. Our Gov. 
ernor and Commander in cliief and of Our Council for said Pro- 
vince of New Hampshire Have erected and ordained and by 
these Presents for us our Heirs and Successors Do will and 
Ordain that the Inhabitants of the tract of Land aforesaid or 
that shall inhabit and improve upon thereafter Butted and 
Bounded as follows Viz : — 

Beginning at the Southwest Corner of Kimballs Land 
near the Island Pond thence running by the Easterly side of 
Moses Clements Land to Ms Southwesterly bounds and from 
thence by the Northerly side of Caleb Heath and John Dus- 

(10) 



HAMPSTBAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 11 

tin's Land to the Brook that runs from Emersons mill and 
from thence by the Northerly side of Capt George Littles 
Land and Thomas Littles Land to the Easterly Corner bounds 
of the said Tho's Littles Land which is in Cloughs meadow 
& from thence running to the Westerly corner of Thomas 
Hales Land & by the North side of Hales Land to the N East 
corner thereof & from thence to the S East corner of Wood- 
bridge's Farm so called in Amesbury District & then N East- 
erly by said Woodbridge's Land to Peter Morse's corner con- 
taining the same Line till it intersects a N west line from 
Holt's Rocks in Angiy Pond and from thence N West by 
Haverliill Line to Joseph Stevens N East corner thence north 
about 30 rods to the north East corner thence north about 
thirty rods to the N East Corner of the farm of Samuel 
Graves Dec'd Purchased of Kingston from thence west seven- 
teen Deg. north one mile & twentyseven rods to a stake and 
stone standing on the Dividing Line between Kingston and 
London Derry from thence South five Degrees & 15 West 
about one hunder & six Rods to a great w^hite oak tree 
marked with stones about it wliich stands on the DivicUng 
Line between Kingston & Derry thence running south on said 
dividing Line one hunderd and live Rods to the south west 
corner of John Hog's land & from thence south to the west- 
erly side of the Island Pond thence including the Island to 
the bounds first mentioned and by these Presents are declared 
and ordained to be a ToAvn Corporate and are hereby erected 
and Incorporated into a Body Politick and a Corporation to 
have Continuance forever by the name of Hampstead with all 
the Powers and Authorities Privileges Immunities & Infran- 
cliizes forever always reserving to us our Heirs and Succes- 
sors all white pine Trees growing and being or that shall ever 
grow and be on the said Tract of Land fit for the use of our 
Royal Navy reserving also the Power of Dividing Said Town 
to us or Heirs and Succcessors when it shall appear necessary 
and convenient for the Benefit of the Inliabitants Thereof 
It is to be understood and is accordingly hereby declared that 



12 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

the private Property of the soil is in no manner of way to be 
effected by this Charter and as The several Towns within our 
said Province of New Hampshire are by the Laws thereof en- 
abled & authorized to assemljle and by the Majority of votes 
to choose all such said ofticers as are mentioned in such Laws 
We do by these Presents nominate and appoint Daniel Little 
Esq. to call the first meeting of the said Inhabitants to be 
held within the said Town at any time within twenty four 
days from the Date thereof Gi\dng Legal notice of the Time 
Place & Design of holcUng such meeting after which the An- 
nual meeting in said Town shall be held for the Choice of 
town officers & forever on the last Wednesday in March an- 
nually In Testimony Avhereof we have caused the seal of our 
Province to be hereunto affixed 

Witness Benning Wentworth Esq. our Governor and 
Commander in chief of our Pro\ince The 19th day of Janu- 
ary In the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hun- 
dred fortynine and in the twenty tliird year of his reign. 

B Wentworth. 
By his Excellencys Command with advice of Council, 
Theodore Atkinson Sec^^ 

Pro\ince : New Hampsliire. 
Entered & recorded in the Sec'ry Office in the Book of Char- 
ters. Page 52 : 53 : 54. 

per Theodore Atkinson, Sec'ry. 

" Petition of Edwap^d Flint and Others to be An- 
nexed TO HAMrSTEAD. 

To liis Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq. Governor & 
Commander in Chief in and over his Majesties Province 
of New Hampsliire in New England & to the Hon'ble the 
Council of said Province. 

Humbly Shews. 
The petition of Edward Flynt, Samuel Stevens & others the 

Subscribers that your Petitioners Living in that part of Ha- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 13 

verliill District commonly called Timberlane have always to- 
gether with the other Inhabitants cheerfully paid their Taxes 
& when a petition was prefer'd by the said Inhabitants to 
3^our Excellency & Honours to be incorporated into a Town- 
sliip your petitioners signed ye said petition & helped that 
when the Township was incorporated that not only your pe- 
titioners but their Estates also would have been taken within 
ye charter being much more for the interest of your petition- 
ers than to be put any where else. 

But as it is may it please your Excellency & Honours that 
by the Charter of Hampstead lately Granted your petitioners 
Estates are so divided that near one half is left out notwith- 
standing their Lands have for many years past been fenc'd in 
and improved & being so Divided & Split by the said lines it 
is to the very great damage of your petitioners. 

We therefore earnestly request your Excellency & 
Honours to annex our Avhole lands to Hampstead according 
to our first petition And for your Excellency & Honours 
your humble petioners as in duty bound shall ever pray &c. 

Edward Flint. 

Samuel Stevens. 

Nehemiah Stevens. 

David Stevens. 

Sam'l Stevens. 

William Stevens. 

Joseph Stevens. 
Hampstead, February 14th. 1749." 

In the Warrant to call a Town meeting dated Hampstead 
March ye 12th 1T49. 

Article 2 — " To see of ye Town will agree that Mr. Flint's 
and ye Stevens Land wliich is parted by ye line of tliis town 
may be Incorporated with the Town of Hampstead and others 
on ye Southerly Line of tliis Town may have liberty to be 
Incorporated with ye Town of Hampstead." 
" Voted in ye affirmative." 



14 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Hampstead August 22cl 1758 

"At a Leagal Town meeting held this Day Persuant to a 
warrant from the selectmen of tliis town the following things 
were voted. 

1st Voted to Chose a committee to Defend and Carry on 
to final Judgement and Execution the Case already Com- 
menced against Some Persons in this town by Kingston in 
Respect of Land with or any Person in this town that may 
be sued By Kingston in Respect to Land title upon the Cost 
and Charge of the freeholders of this Town every one to Pay 
his Proportion according to the value of his Land calling it 
wild or unimproved Land. 

2nd. Voted that those Persons that settled under Kingston 
tittle are free'd and Excluded from Papng any Part of the 
above Said cost and Charge. 

The committee Chosen to Carry on any Case in Law against 
Kingston are Lieut Peter Morse Nath'l Heath Jolm Webster 
John Muzzey and Eben Gile. 

Hampstead October 24th 1768 
A true copy. 

Peter Eastman ' p, , „ 



Votes in Town Meeting Relative to Kingston Clabnis. 

" Hampstead Sept. 1st 1760. 

This day a meeting is Held Pursuant to a warrant from the 
Selectmen of this Town and the following things were voted 
(Viz) 

1st. Voted to Give twelve Hundred Pounds old Tenor to 
Kingston Proprietors for a settlement with them in Respect 
of their Claims, in this town. 

2d. Voted to free those Persons that Settled under King- 
ston Title from any Charge in Said agreement with Kingston ." 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 15 

Hampstead Sepfr lOtli 1760. 

At a meeting held this Day Pursuant to an Adjournment of 
the above meeting the Town Voted to Give the Proprietors 
of Kingston three thousand Pounds old tenor to Quit their 
Claims to all the Lands in this town that was settled under 
Haverhill & Amsbury titles. Voted Likewise to bare half 
the Charges in Gitting a Grant of the new Township which 
was Propos'd to them. 

Peter Eastman, i ^i , 
) Clerk. 

Hampstead October 24th 1768. 

A true copy " 

" Hampstead Dec'r 8th. 1767. 

At a legal meeting held this Day by the free holders of the 
Town of Hampstead. that settled under Haverhill & Alms- 
bury title. Pursuant to a warrant from the Selectmen of 
said Town the following votes were Past 
1st voted that Jolin Webster Esq'r John Muzzey Benjamin 
Kimball & Jesse Johnson. Be a committee to Give security 
(to Kingston Claimers) for three thousand Pound sold tenor 
that was formerly voted to Give them for their Claims in 
Hampstead. 
21y Voted that the above said Committee shall apply to 
the General Court to be enabled to Colect the Rate that is 
allready assessed in order to complete the agreement with 
Kingston Claimers. 
A true Coppy of these Particular votes Exam'd & attested. 

John Muzzey Clerk. 

" Hampstead February 9th 1767 

at a legal meeting held thi-; Day (by the freeholders of Hamp- 
stead that Settled under Haverliill & Amesbury title) b}^ 



16 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Vartue of a warrant from the Selectmen of this Town. The 
following things were Voted, (Viz) 
John Webster moderator. 
Jolin Muzzey Chosen Clerk for said meeting, 
Tliis meeting is ajourned to monday the 23d of tliis instant 
feb'y at on o'Clock in the afternoon. 

Feb'y 23d at the adjournment of the above said meeting it 
was voted as followeth 

1st Voted to raise three thousand Pounds old tenor formerly 
voted to give to Kingston Claimers of Land in Hampstead 
for their Claims, in said Hampstead Providing they give us 
the Deed already signed by a number of said Claimers : and 
likewise Give sufficient Bonds to Defend against any that 
may here after Chalenge Land in Hampstead under a King- 
ston Claim. 

21y Voted that John Muzzey, Lieut Edman Morse, and 
John Mills be a committee to Take a vauation of the Land 
in Hampstead belonging to the above freeholders : and assess 
the above said money and for Defraying the Charges of the 
Settlement with Kingston. 

March 21st 1768 a True Copy J Clerk 

John Muzzey > for said 
I meetinof." 



Relative to the Settlement of Kingston Dispute 1768. 

" To his Excellency Jolui Wentworth Esq'r Governor and 
Commander in cliieff in and over His Majesty's Province of 
New Hampshire & to the Hon'le His Majesty's Council and 
House of Representatives Convean'd in General assembly 
for Said Province." 

The Petition of us the Subscribers in behalf of the free- 
holders of the Town of Hampstead Humbly Sheweth That 
whereas there has been an unhappy Dispute Long Subsisting 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 17 

Between the freeholders of the Town of Hampstead (who 
held their Lands in said Hampstead under the ancient Grants 
of Haverhill & Almsbury) and the proprietors of Kingston 
and others Claiming under them : Respecting the title of 
Land witliiu said Hampstead : and to settle this unhappy De- 
bate ; the said freeholders of Hampstead have Past a vote to 
Give the agriev'd party Claiming said Land under Kingston 
the sum of three thousand Pounds old tenor Equal to one 
Hundred & fifty Pounds Lawfull money : and Likewise to 
be at one half the Charge of Gifting a Township Granted in 
order to Give to the Said agriev'd Party for their Claims in 
Hamps'd and it hath Pleased His Excellency our former 
Governor to Grant a Township by the name of Unity : that 
there might be an ammicable Settlement made between the 
Contending Parties ; Now the agriev'd Party Claiming under 
Kingston has rec'd a Deed of the Township of Unity from 
the Grantees of it and have taken the same in Part of the 
above said Settlement, and now the one Hunderd and fifty 
Pounds yet Remains to be Paid to Complete the agreement 
and although the money be assess'd for the Payment of the 
above said sum and for Defraying the Charges ; agreeable to 
a vote of said freeholders yet we suppose that we liave not 
Power to Colect the same or any ones Purporting that Re- 
fuses to Pay it ; wlrich there is many ; Some have farms or 
tracts of Land in said Hampstead and Live out of tliis Prov- 
ince : and others are Late Purchasers and are unwilling to 
Pay their Purportions unless they Can Come Back upon 
their Warrentees for Damages as being an incumbrance upon 
the Land when they bought it. So that we Labour under a 
great Difficulty and Cannot finish the agreement. Therefore 
the Prayer of your Petitioners is that your Excellency and 
Honours would be pleased to take our unhappy Case under 
your wise and Grant us the Power to Collect the above said 
assessment as in your Wisdom Shall be thought most Proper. 
So that these unhappy Disputes wliich have subsisted above 
thirty years may be brought to final and Happ}' end 



18 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



And your Humble Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall ever 
Pray. 

Dated at Hampstead. February 3d 1768. 

John Webster. 

Benjamin Kimball. 

Jesse Johnson. 

John Muzzey. 

Nath'l Heath. 



" Assessment of Rates, about 1764, on the Lands Possessed 
By those Persons whose names are underwiitten ; assess' t 
By Virtue of a vote of the freeholders of the Town of Hamp- 
stead : in order to Settle the Long and unhappy Dispute that 
has Subsisted between the said freeholders of Hampstead 
that Settled under Haverhill & Amesbury Title, and the fro- 
prietoi-s of Kingston or claims under them : 



John Atwood. 

Joshua Bailey. 

Stephen Bailey. 

John Bartlett. 

Dr. John Bond. 

Joseph Brown. 

vSamuel Brown. 

John Calfe. 

John Chase. 

wid. Sarah Clark. 

Wid. Sant clear, 

Eben'r Copp. 

Joshua Copp. 

Thomas Cmwford. 

Asa Currier. 

Josiah Davis. 

Dr. Peter Eastman. 

Lieut Benjamin Emerson. 

Caleb Emerson. 



Dr. Benjamin Kimball. 
Moses Kimball, 
wid. Kimball. 
Benjamin Little. 
Clerk Ben'n Little. 
Daniel Little P^sqr. 
Enoch Little. 
Joseph Little. 
Joseph Little. 
Moses Little. 
Moses Little Jun. 
Capt. Moses Little. 
Sam'll Little Esq'r. 
Stephen Little. 
Capt. William Marshal. 
Abel Merrill. 
John Merrill. 
John Mills. 
Hannah Moors. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



19 



John French. 
Joseph French Jr. 
Dr. Joseph French. 
William George. 
Nathan Goodwin. 
David Hadley. 
Joseph Hadley. 
wid. Judith Hadley. 
Benjamin Hale. 
Capt Eben'r Hale. 
John Harriman. 
Reuben Harriman. 
Heirs of Richard. 
Hazen Jun'r. 
Capt. John Hazzen. 
Wid. Sarah Hazzen. 
Barth'w Heath. 
Benj'm Heath. 
Nathaniel Heath. 
Will'm Heath Jr. 
En. William Heath. 
Will'm Hunt. 
Capt. Hezeliiah Hutch. 
(Jaleb Johnson. 
Charles Johnson. 
En. Jesse Johnson. 
Samuel Johnson. 
Stephen Johnson. 
Zech. Johnson. 
John Kent. 



Eben Kezer. 

Eben'r Kezer for his wife. 

John Kezer. 

John Muzzey 
Edmund Moors 
John Mills '' 



Lieut Peter Morse. 
Lieut. William Moulton. 
John Muzzey. 
Joseph Noyce. 
Benj'n Pilsbury. 
Joseph Pilsbury. 
John Plummer. 
wid. Judith Plume r. 
Will'm Richardson. 
Wid. meribah Roberds. 
Dinah Roberson. 
Job Rowel. 
Abner Sawyer. 
Edmund Sawyer. 
Enoch Sawyer. 
Joseph Sawyer. 
Joshua Sawyer. 
Arch. Stevens. 
Benj'n Stevens. 
Dc't Watt Stevens. 
Daniel Stevens. 
Levi Stevens. 
Otho Stevens. 
Sam'll Stevens. 
Wid. Anna Stevens. 
Wil'm Stevens, 
the Rev. Mr. Henry True. 
Jesse Trussel. 
Tho's Wadley. 
John Webster Esq. 
* Tho's Williams. 
Wid. Nehemiah Worthen. 



Committee.* 



20 memorial of the town of 

Petition to be Classed for Representatives. 

" State of To the Honble the General Court for Said 

New hamp'j-e State convened at Concord octo'r 19th 1785. 

Humbly sheweth the Subscribers inhabitants of the Town 
of Hampstead That the General Court for Said Town in the 
year 1788 in Classing the Several Towns that were not con- 
stitutionally entitled to a Representative Left the Town of 
Hampstead unclassed our not being Represented under the 
new Constitution, and your petituoners esteeming it a great 
privilege to be Represented in the General Court, but not 
wishing to add to the public expenses by adding to the num- 
ber of Representatives and being informed by some of the In- 
habitants of Plastow & Atkinson that they are willing that 
Hampstead should be classed with them Therefore Pray that 
your Honours would appoint a day of hearing on this our 
Petition and call on the Towns of Plastow & Atkinson to 
shew cause if any they have why the said three towns may 
not be made one class for Representation, and your petition- 
ers as bound shall ever pray." 

Abner Rogers. Timothy Goodwin. Joseph Webster. 

Edward Greele3% John Harriman. Daniel Little. 

Micaj'h Little. Caleb Webster. John Brown. 

Jonathan Little. Amos Clark. Levi Hildreth. 

David Dexter. John Richardson. Joseph Noyes. 

Eb'n'zer Copp. William Richardson. Heze'h Hutchins. 

Noah Johnson. Eliphalet Davis. 

Abner Sawyer. Ephraira Hutchins. 

'' (Another petition of the same tenor and date contains the 
folloAving names:) 

James Brown. Samuel Brown. John Kimball. 

Joseph Chandler. John True. Jesse Johnson. 

John Bond. Moses Little. Jn'o Wiear. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



21 



JoliJi Gordon. 
Austin George. 
Sam'l Johnson. Jun. 
Samuel Little. 
Thomas Wadley. 
James Huse. 
James At wood. 
Benjamin Tuxbuiy. 
Edmund Eastman. 
Ezekiel Currier. 
Jona H. Hale. 



John Adams. 
David Poor. 
Jonathan Carlton. 
Amos mills. 
Moses Brown. 
Timothy Stevens. 
.Vndrew Bryant. 
Joseph Johnson. 
Joshua Eastmen. 
John Atwood Jun. 
John Eaton. 



Thomas emery. 
Joshua H. Noyes. 
Samuel Johnson. 
Joseph l«rench. 
David Moulton. 
Moses Atwood. 
Roberd Darling. 
Jacob Currier. 
James Shepherd. 
Thomas Muzzey. 
Job Kent." 



'' (Still another bears the following names.) 

Samuel Johnson. William Griffin. Edmund Morse 
Thomas Emeiy. 



Nehemiah Kelly. 
John Brickett. 
Thomas Wadley. 
Isaac Heath. 
Moses jNIorse. 
William Moulton. 



INI OSes Emery. 
Walter Little. 
Moses Richardson. 
Joseph Noyes Jun. 
Henry Johnson. 
Joseph Chase. 
Benjamin Kimball. 



John Ricliardson. 

Reuben Harriman 

Jabez Hoit Jun. 

Joseph Currier. 

Samuel Currier. 
Janathan Eastman. Janathan George. 
Jese Heath. Samuel Currier Jun. Abraham Johnson. 

Thomas Williams. Joseph French Ju. Barthol'w Heath. 
John Calef. John Williams. Peter Morse." 

(The Town of Atkinson opposed the foregoing peti- 
tions, see Vol. XI, page 132. And Hampstead petitioned 
the next year for the privilege of sending one by themselves, 
which was granted. — Editor of State Papers.) 



ANNAl.S. 

The following are from the early Town records, concerning 
"' the meeting house." 

" Hampstead, March 31st. 174(3. 
The following pews are entered as they are now owned, 
beginning at the right hand of the Door, on the right hand 
as we go in to the meeting house Viz : — As I go in " — The 
number of the pews as the order of the names. '' Eben Gile, 
John Johnson Jr. (deceased) Ensign Samuel Plummer, John 
Johnson, David Stevens, Moses Hale, Daniel Little Esq. 
Moses Kimball, Deacon Benjamin Kimball, Minister's pew. 
Jeremiah Eaton (deceased), Capt. Moses Copp, Deacon 
Peter Eastman, Otho Stevens, William Eastman, John Muz- 
zey. John Punkins (deceased), Lieut. Benj. Emerson, John 
Webster, John Bond (at the left hand of ye door) Richard 
Ilazzen (deceased) at the right hand of the alley in the iner 
tear. Jacob Bailey, James Graves, (Lieut) at the left hand 
of the ally in ye iner tear. Moses Tucker." 

Articles "to be acted upon "on Wednesday ye 28th of 
March current 1749" 

Article 2 — "To see if ye Town will accept of ye meeting 
house as it noAv stands." 

Article 8. — " To see if ye will agree that ye Privilege of 
the pews for ye meeting house that have been sold and all 
the privileges of ye six Pews more for ye fore part of ye 
meeting house Below shall go to Defray the Charges of ye 
meeting house that have been past ye said six Pews being 
sold at Publick Vandue." " Voted in the affirmative " 

Article 4 — " To receive the report of ye committee ap- 
pointed by the town to treat with Mr. George Little about 

(22) 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 23 

purchasing a piece of land where the meeting house now 
stands on and for ye town use to accomodate ye same." 
" Vote not recorded," 

Article 5 — To see if ye Town will choose a committee to 
finish ye meeting house, so far as shall be comfortable to 
meet in for je Publick of God at ye Town' cost and charge." 
On this article it was Voted, " to finish ye floor of ye Meet- 
ing House below and to glass all ye lower windows & to 
clabod ye two ends and ye back end & make all ye doors and 
hang them and that George Little & Benjamin Kimball be a 
Committe to do it. 

" 6th of January 1768. To see if ye Town will sell to 
the highest bidder the two hind seats in the mens and womens 
Body of seats below to help plaister the meeting house if they 
are sold then " 

" To see if the Town will accept of such materials as is 
necessary for the plaistering of the meeting house of the per- 
sons that purchase the said lured seats for payment." 

"•Sept. 29th, 1768. To see if ye Town will see cause to 
repair ye outside of ye meeting house." 

" To see if ye Town will agree to sell the Parsonage Land 
lying in tliis Town and dispose of ye money arising from 
said sale for buying a place or building spot near the meet- 
ing house or for any other purpose." 

" March 26th 1783. Voted to sell the Parsonage Lands 
Lying in Hampstead and all the common Lands Lying in said 
town" 

" Voted to choose a committee to ascertain the Lands of 
the Parsonage." 

May ye 3d. 1751— Article 2 — " To choose a person to 
sweep the meeting house." 

Also " to see if ye Town will glaze the windows for ye 
pulpit." 

March 25th. 1752 " To see what ye Town will do towards 
finishing the meeting house in said Town and to order where 
the pillars shall stand under ye galleries." 



•24 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



INIaicli 2otli. 1852 " It was Voted to finish clabording and 
ye glazing of the ^Meeting House,, and make three seats " 
" And ye breastwork in ye galhiry, and voted that the pillars 
stand in ye places that tliey shall be of most service to sup- 
port the gallaries. Viz. Two of them, one by Master Haz- 
zen's peAV in ye end next to ye ally ye other in ye end 
in ye ally next to Mr. Graves pew ye other two one 
about two feet from ye end of Bayleys pew next ye womens 
ally ye other about two feet from ye end of 3'e mens all}' of 
Dustans pew " 

August ye 13th 1752 '•' To see if ye Town will give or 
sell ye privilege of building pews in ye gallary in ye outside 
of ye meeting house next by ye window to ye young people 
belonging to ye town" 

Voted " that ye privilege of Building the Pews one seat 
wide round ye galleries next ye out side of ye Meeting House 
and that Lieut Moree Eben'' Gile & Benjamin Emerson be 
a Com'tee to sell off the Piivileges of s'd pews at a Publick 
Vendue to ye highest bidder of ye People of ye Town." 

Voted " that ye Privileges of ye above s'd Pews in ye front 
of ye meeting House to be three feet wide from ye studs." 

" At a Public Vendue Pursuant to ye vote of the Town 
on ye 31st of August 1749 instant ye Privileges were sold 
in ye Meeting House in ye following manner to ye following 
persons." 



" Ye front pews 


on ye 


' ' Long gallery mens 


" Long gallery womens 


mens side" 




side." 




side 




Lieut. Morse 


•J-5 


Lieut. Morse 


2-0 


Samuel Wadley 


2-4 


Obediah Wells 


2-5 


Amos Clark 


2-0 


Daniel Roberts 


2-7 


Nathan Goodwin 


2-3 


John Wilson 


2-0 


Bartolnew Heath 


2-6 


John Beard 


2-7 


Nich'n Watson 


2-0 


Samuel Plummer 


,2-8 


Samuel Wadley 


2-5 


Mr. Ha^zen 


2-0 


Edmund Sawyer 


2-7 


Eben Gile 


2-6 


p]ben Gile 


2-5 


John Beard 


2-7 


Daniel Roberts 


0-2 


John Muzzey 


2-0 


Jacob Bayley 


2-15 


"In front of ye womens 


Mr. Hazzen 


20 


" " 


2-10 


side." 




Lieut. Morse 


2-5 


Mr. Hazzen 


2-10 


Eben Gile 


4-2 


.In Johnson Jr. 


2-1 


Eben Gile 


2-5 


Samuel Wadley 


4-0 


Samuel Plummer 


2-5 


John Webster 


2-10 


Lieut. Morse 


4-10 


Edmund Sawyer 


2-4 


Mr. Hazzen 


2-11 


Mr. Hazzon 


4-10 


\athan Gordon 


2-5 


Samuel Wadley 


8-0" 



hampstead, np:w hampshire. 25 

" Dekd of Land, where the Meeting House Stands." 

'" Know all by these presents that I George Little of 
Ilampstead in the Province of New Hampshire Do for and in 
consideration of my always having a l^lace for a Pew in the 
Meeting House in said Town at the right hand of the fore 
door in said house do hereby for myself my heirs execotoi-s 
and administrators release and make over to the use of said 
Town the Land where the Meeting House in said Town now 
stands. That is all the Land lying between the said Littles 
fence and the highway round the said meeting house as long 
as the said Land is improved for a meeting house for the 
Public worship of God : furtlier most I the said George Little 
do hereby for myself my heirs and assigns do hereby to se- 
cure and defend the said Town in the peaceable possession 
for the benefit of said Town as long as it shall be wanted for 
a meeting House for the Public worship of God and in con- 
sideration of all above written I do hereunto set my hand 
and seal this twenty ninth day of ]\Larch in the 29th year of 
his Mayesties reign ammoque Dommi 1756 signed sealed and 
delivered." 

" May ye 30th, 1750 — Voted that John Johnson be paid 
39<£ 12s old tenor with interest it being for what he paid and 
spent in going after ye Charter of ye ToAvn, and that George 
Little be paid 2£ old Tenor it being for his going to Ports- 
mouth in order to get a Charter." 

" Voted also to pay John Johnson 4X 6s 8d. old Tenor it 
being what Coll. Atlanson Still Demanded for ye Charter of 
s'd Johnson." 

April 21, 1790, was an article in the Warrant "To see 
what method the Town will take to encourage a number of 
men to enlist in minutemen to hold themselves in readiness 
agreeably to an act of Congress." 

Voted at Town meeting, May 7th, 1790, " to give to those 
Soldiers who engaoe as Minutemen for the Term of two 



26 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

years (unless sooner discharged) and equip themselves as 
the Law directs Two dollars for enlisting each as a Bounty 
and four Dollai'S p'r month provided they shall be called into 
Active service in Addition to their pay from Congress." 

March 11, 1752. " To see where the Pound shall he 
built in this Town & in what manner it shall be." 

Voted " To build a Pound on Peter Eastmans Land on ye 
west side of ye road against his Syder mill, and that the 
Pound shall be 80 feet square." 

The next year it Voted upon " to see if ye Town will re- 
consider ye vote respecting ye Placing ye Pound & set it on 
3-e Land of George Little, Stephen Emerson or Benjamin 
Emerson if ye town think Best and either of them will give 
ye Land to ye Town." 

" Voted in ye Negative." 

" That whereas .John Hogg refuses to pay his proportion of 
the rates towards the support of ye ministry and building ye 
meeting house under pretence of liis being of a different 
persuasion from ye church and congregation of this Town," 
"Voted — to see if ye Town Avill endemtify and save harmless 
ye constable in making distress on ye s'd John Hogg and de- 
fend any reasonable charges." 

Aug. 31st, 1752. 

Voted, " That the Town will stand by ye constable and 
pay any of his reasonable charges in making distress on 
John Hogg for his rates, and that ye present selectmen shall 
be a Committee on his case." 



HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE TOWN OF HAMP- 
STEAD, STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

BY JOHN KELLY, A. U. 

[As Published in the Collection of the Now Hampshire Uisluiical 

Society, in 18:^7.] 



Hampstead i.s a town nuule up of two segments, one from 
the town of Haverhill and the other from the town of Ames- 
bury, both in Massachusetts, it being cut off from those 
towns by rumiing the State line in 1741, which threw tliis 
town into the State of New Hampshire. It is 30 miles west 
of Portsmouth, 30 south of Concord, 20 on a straight line 
from the seashore at Hampton Beach, and the same distance 
W. N. W. from Newbury Bar, at the mouth from Merrimack 
river. 

It is on the most great road from Concord, N. H., to Salem, 
Mass., 30 miles from each. It is on the great northern road 
from Concord to Boston, and on the most direct road from 
Londonderry to Newburyport. It is a small town, in lat. 42*^ 
53' and in long, o'' 48' E, from Washington, containing 
8350 acres of land, 400 of which are covered with water, 
and in 1830 there were 913 inhabitants. The roaiing of the 
sea has been sometimes heard at this place. It is an elevated 
and hard tract of land, on account of wdiich it was originally 
called Timber Lane, there being an abundance of oak tim- 
ber, consideral)le walnut, some chestnut, maple, elm, pine 
and cedar. The last named is in a swamp, which contains 
one of the most western sources of Exeter river. Most of 
the town, however, lying on the height of land between Pis- 
cataqua and Merrimack rivers, sends its waters S. W, from 
Wash pond and other parts, through Islandy pond and Spig- 

(27) 



28 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

got river, whose outlet is at Methuen, Massaclmsetts, into 
Merrimack river. Some little part of the water, however, 
goes south, through Little river to Haverhill village, and 
some more to Amesbury Hills, east through Powow river 
from Angly pond, lying partly in Ilampstead and partly in 
Saiidown. 

The town having been made up of fragments, is much out 
of square, having about thirty angles. And yet, although it 
is irregular and small in dimensions, a person passing through 
on the most direct road from Haverhill to Chester, would 
consider it a large and rich township ; for he would travel 
almost six miles on a good road, bordered with well culti- 
vated fields and handsome buildings. 

Hanipstead is bounded N. by Sandown and Danville (for- 
merly Hawke), E. by the S. W. part of Kingston ; S. E. by 
Plaistow ; S. by Atkinson, and W. by Deny (which was 
originally part of Londonderry). 

It appears that the soil of this place was originally so 
stubborn that the Indians mndc no great account of it only 
for fishing and hunting grounds, and to pass and repass to 
more favorable places to be cultivated. And I recollect that 
when I was young an aged man told me that when he was a 
young man he had contemplated being one of the first set- 
tlers of Concord, about A. D., 1726 ; and as he passed 
through Hampstead and Chester he considered the land of no 
value for a settlement. 

It is reported, however, that one or two Indians had a 
temporary abode near Angly pond, in the N. E. part of the 
town, where some of their implements, I believe, have been 
found. 

Three white families, of the name of Ford, Heath and 
Emei'son, moved into the place about the j'ear 1728. Mr. 
Emereon came from Haverliill, and settled near a brook in the 
south part of the tov/n. Some of his posterity remain here 
still, and are among the most respectaljle inhabitants. 

The people soon had a small house in which they some- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 29 

times met for public worship ; and in about twenty years 
they so increased, mostly from Haverhill and Newbury, that 
some of the most sober individuals united together, as we 
suppose, in the year 1748, to raise and cover a meeting-house ; 
for tlie next year, on the 19th of January, 1749, the town was 
incorporated and named Hampstead, from a pleasant village 
in Middlesex County, in England, five miles north of Lon- 
don. (An old writer says that Hampstead, in England, is a 
very delightful village, situated on a small eminence four 
miles north of London.) This name was given to it by 
Gov. Benning Wentworth, who (it is said) reserved an island 
of three hundred acres, in the southwest part of the town, as 
his own farm. This island is now owned })y Mr. Oilman, of 
Exeter. 

The first annual meeting was called in March, the same 
year, to be in the new meeting house, by Daniel Little, Esq., 
under authority of the province. This being in 1749, leads 
us to conclude without any record, that the meeting house 
was raised in 1748. 

The first inhabitants of this town were mostly like the soil — 
rough and hardy— and easily excited. But they were very 
much favored in the choice of a minister, Rev. Henry True, 
who came from Salisbury, Massachusetts. He was graduated 
in June, 1752, and continued in the ministry almost thirty 
years, till his death 22 May, 1782, in the 57th year of his 
age. He always maintained the character of a Good Man, 
agreeably to the text (Acts 11 : 24) wMch Rev. Edward Bar- 
nard, of Haverhill, preached from at his ordination. 

During the first half of the term of Mr. True's ministry, no 
clergyman was more higldy esteemed, or better treated by the 
people in general than he was. He was pennitted to go into 
the army as a chaplain in 1755, if not more, for his benefit; 
and as his family increased the people added to his salary, a 
number of years, so that, for four years successively his an- 
nual salary amounted to five hundred and sixty-eight dollars 
a year ; and taking twenty years together, the average salary 



30 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

was three handled and sixty dollai-s; and the whole sum that 
the people gave liini more than his stipulated salary was two 
thousand seven hundred and fifty-six dollars. Tliis was wdien 
the daily wages of a selectman were only two shillings, or 
thirty-three cents per day. 

Mr. True's original settlement and salary were the follow- 
ing:— 

1. That he should have the parsonage lands, alotted hy 
Haverhill, to Timberlane, which was sometimes called Haver- 
hill distriet, but now Ilampstead, for the first settled minister. 

2. That he should have XI 000 old tenor — that is, about 
four hundred and fifty dollars, to assist him in building to be 
paid, half in one whole year after liLs ordination, and the other 
half within the next full year. 

3. That he should have annually, after he should have a 
family, twenty cords of wood, delivered at his dwelling 
house. 

4. That his salary the two first years, should be £450 old 
tenor; that is, about two hundred and three dollars and fifty 
cents a year; and afterwards it should be £500 old tenor — 
that is, about two hundred and twenty-five dollars annually 
during his ministry. 

But after the people had added to his salary, in the course 
of twenty years, as has been already mentioned, $2,756, they 
cut it down to $200 a year, for several years towards the close 
of his ministry. 

For after Mr. True had been settled about twenty years, 
Baptist ministers came into the place, and by the zealous and 
loud speaking, they produced a great commotion, but no re- 
vival, among the people, who were very sanguine and ver- 
satile in their dispositions. 

This did not, however, unsettle the good minister, nor sully 
his character in the view of any man, but it reduced his salary, 
and reduced the number of his hearers, and greatly injured the 
character of the people ; for almost all the followers of the new 
teachers became downright infidels, and sowed the seed of 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 31 

wickedness so much that another minister could not be settled 
for more than ten years after Mr. True's decease. 

In the interval of ten years after the death of Mr. True, the 
infidels, of which tliis town, it is believed, had more than any 
other then known in the state, gave themselves up to reproach- 
ing the saints and blaspheming the name of their Saviour ; of 
course the goodly number of sober people were in trouble, 
longing to have a minister to speak the word of truth, and to 
break the bread of life to them. 

They sometimes had preaching, but they had not cour- 
age to give a man a call to settle among them as a minister 
until four years had passed away, and they then found it a 
fruitless attempt, unless they inserted in the warrant an ex- 
emption for all those who Avere freed from paying a minister 
tax. 

This measure so quieted the minds of all opposers, that the 
friends of religion proceeded, without hindrance, to give a man 
a call, 11th of September, 1786; but he not being a suitable 
person to settle in the ministry, the call was disannulled. The 
next year, 11th October, 1787, another man had a call, but 
the stipulation of a salary was so small, and there were so many 
open infidels in the place, that he gave a negative answer. 
The next year, 2d June, 1788, another had a call with the 
promise of more salary ; but being invited away where he could 
have a still larger stipend, he left the people without giving 
any answer. 

The next year, 19th of February, 1789, another man had a 
call, but the offer was so small, and the infidels were so many, 
that he did not consent to stay. 

In the same year, 1st of December, 1789, another man had 
a call ; but soon after, both sides were willing to relinquish the 
proposal. All these ministers had trouble where they went. 
The people about tliis time appointed a saving committee to 
make such proposals that a minister should by no means 
have too much salary. This committee calculated to give 
a minister two cows and six sheep, so as to stock the par- 



32 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

sonage, and then to give him the use of the parsonage, and 
lifteen cords of wood annually, worth about one hundred dol- 
lars ; and also two hundred dollars in money, as an annual in- 
come, which would be as nuich as the people could afford. 
At the same time, they supposed further that this stipulation, 
amounting to about three hundred dollars, would enable the 
minister to live and lay by one hundred dollars a year, but 1 
believe they would have been nearer the truth, in most cases, 
if they had calculated that the minister would need into debt 
one liundred dollars every year in order to live. 

This saving plan, for three more years, paralyzed every ex- 
ertion and every hope of obtaining a minister. The people 
were discouraged, that they could not get a vote to raise one 
cent to his preaching. 

But at last, early in the year 1792, there was a subscription 
set on foot ; and even some who were thought to be no friends 
to preaelung put their names to the subscription for this object, 
perhaps thinking it disreputable for a town to have no preach- 
ing neither in winter nor in the summer. This measure opened 
the door, after some trial of others, for the present minister to 
come in, who was not much afraid of poverty, and less afraid 
of infidels. He was born in West Parish, in Amesbury, Massa- 
chusetts, 22d of February, 1768, graduated at Dartmouth 
College, 24th of August, 1791, and ordained at Hampstead 
5th of December, 1792. The sermon was delivered by Moses 
Hemenway, D. D., of Wells, Maine, from Philippians in. S : 
" I count all things as lost for the excellency of the knowledge 
of Christ Jesus my Lord." 

There was no dissenting vote nor voice against Ids settle- 
ment. He accepted of the terms proposed by the committee 
and voted by the town without making any amendments, ex- 
cept stating his expectation, but the parsonage buildings 
would be put and kept in repair, suitable for a family, and it 
would have been better than it is if he had not been disap- 
pointed in this particular. It ought to be noticed, however, 
in this connection, that some individuals have done well in 




NELSON ORDWAY. 




HENRY CIIOATE ORDWAV AND DAUCHTRR HELEN FRANCES. 




REV. MYRON P. DICKEY. 




CALEB MOULTON. 




THE OLD GEORGE HOMESTEAD. 




NEW AND OLD SCHOOLHOUSES. DISTKICT NO. 4. 




JOSEPH DANA BARTLEY. 




RESIDENCE OF CHARLES OSGOOD. 




WILLIAM C. LITTLE. 




RUFUS C. SMITH. 




IIEXRY PUTNAM. 




OLIVKK R. BKAGC;. 




CLARENCE E. ORDWAY, 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 33 

contributing two hundred and three dollars to assist the min- 
ister to build for himself, which was effected some years since 
(1808). 

The above terms of settlement, voted by the town of Hamp- 
stead, 23d October, 1792, was so far complied with that the 
selectmen assessed the salary, and the town collector gath- 
ered the taxes, and paid the money and the wood over to 
the minister thirty-nine years, and since that time, that is, 
since the fifth of March, 1832, the Congregational Society has 
attended to the concern. 

In giving a more clear view of tilings in tliis place, it 
will be necessary to look back to the year 1788. Then the 
friends of religion obtained the consent of the town to sell the 
parsonage meadow, which was but little profit, and with that 
money with the addition of about as much more — paid, not 
by the town, but by those people who wanted a minister, and 
who were then called the minister people — they bought a 
small farm, of about thirty-five acres, with a house and barn 
upon it near the meeting-house. 

No man paid anything towards this parsonage, as a towns- 
man, except one who gave the minister people four dollars to 
help them make up the other half, wliich the parsonage meadow 
money did not, and which the town would not pay for. — (See 
the first town book, pages 181-3.) 

In January, 1793, soon after the settlement of the second 
and present minister (1835) the minister people, or in other 
words the congregational people, undertook to repair the meet- 
ing-house, which was in a wasting and miserable condition, 
and to build a steeple and porch by subscription — for the town 
would do no such thing. The congregational people pro- 
ceeded to make considerable repairs on the parsonage house, 
and to repair the meeting-house, to build a steeple and a porch, 
but as they found that some of the subscribers failed, and as 
there was no hope that the town would do anything, the se- 
lectmen for 1798, that is, five years after the steeple was built, 
added the arrearage due for the repairs of the meeting-house 



34 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OP 

to the minister tax, which increased it one-third more than 
usual ; so that the minister people i)aid it and not the town. 
And I believe it was generally conceded that the meeting- 
house belonged to the congregational people, as they at first 
built it, had occupied it above eighty years, and had mostly 
kept it in repair forty years, and had added the steeple and 
the porch and most of the pews. In view of all these tilings 
anyone can see if the town of Hampstead vote away the meet- 
ing-house to other denominations, and to people out of town, 
and so turn the congregational church and society out of their 
own house, and out of their own pews, or subject them to 
hearken to what, if they were to be honest, they must consider 
as false doctrines, it is cruel oppression and bitter persecution. 

In the course of these remarks, it may be proper to^ notice 
the circumstances of procuring the bell. Deacon Timothy 
Huse, of West Newbury, Massachusetts, owning, and living 
for a time on the Island formerly called the Governor's Island, 
surrounded by the Islandy pond in Hampstead, and being a 
particular friend of the minister, said to him one day in the 
year 1809, " You have a steeple here and need a bell, and if 
you will go to Brookfield, to Mr. George Holbrook, and speak 
for a bell I will pay for it." Agreeably to Deacon Huse's or- 
der the minister went to Brookfield, Mass. The bell was pro- 
cured and brought to the ground in Hampstead, before any- 
one in Hampstead knew anything of it, except two other men 
whom the minister engaged to make a frame for the bell, to be 
ready when it should come. It weighed 1,212^ pounds, and 
cost 'i)600. It was given especially for the use of the congre- 
gational church and society, and it was raised into its place 
19 December, 1809. 

But with a view to conciliate all parties, and to secure the 
bell in a legal manner, it was agreed between the donor and 
the minister that the bell should be deeded to the town for 
their use in civil matters and on funeral occasions, and in j^ar- 
ticular, for the use and benefit of the congregational church 
and society forever, not to be obstructed by any denomina- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 35 

tion whatever. This was the understanding between the 
donor and receiver when the bell was given, no one imagining 
that the people of Hampstead would ever be so wicked as to 
appropriate the use of the bell to any other denomination, 
when the congregational people had built the steeple and pro- 
cured the bell, and had done almost everything at their own 
cost forty years to keep the meeting-house from falling into 
the room. 

Having now given a general view of the situation, quality 
of the soil, state of Society and improvements, for 107 years 
in the town of Hampstead, I shall notice a number of partic- 
ulars." 

(Then followed a sketch of the principal men of the times, 
as mentioned in Judge Smith's address in 1849 practically 
the same, namely : — Richard Hazzen, Daniel Little Esq., Gen. 
Jacob Bayley, Capt. John Hazen, Hon. Charles Johnston, 
Hon. John Calfe, and Dr. Jabez True.) 

" John True Esq., fourth son of Rev. Heniy True, was 
bom 26th December, 1761, and died 3d December, 1824. 
aged almost sixty-three. He was one of the Deacons of the 
church, and was endued with more than ordinary powers of 
mind. He directed in his will that two thousand dollars 
should be for the use of the congregational church and so- 
ciety of Hampstead, for the support of an orthodox minister. 
He was early employed as a town clerk, selectman, and a rep- 
resentative to the State Legislature. When he was about 
fifty years old, he became much devoted to the cause of 
Christ. At his death, he was treasurer of the Ministers' 
Widows Charitable fund. 

The church in this place was organized 3d of June, 1752, 
consisting of tliirty-one males and thirty-seven females, fif- 
teen of them were from the first church in Haverhill, Mass- 
achusetts. This church has been favored with the ministra- 
tions of two pastors, who in eighty-three years have done sev- 
enty-two years of labor — the first, thirty years, and the sec- 
ond forty-two years. The first had for twenty years, nearly 



36 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

as much to support him, according to the stipulation of arti- 
cles, as the second has had in forty years. This church has 
also had, in the same term of eighty-three j^ears, eleven Dea- 
cons, three of whom are yet alive. Their names are, first 
Daniel Little ; Peter Emerson ; third Benjamin Kimball ; fourth 
John Calfe ; fifth Timothy Goodwin ; sixth Samuel Currier ; 
seventh Moses Little ; eighth Job Kent ; ninth John True ; 
tenth John Emerson ; eleventh Jonathan Kent. Besides these 
principal men there have been selectmen, Justices, and Rep- 
resentatives to the General Court : but, as m these later days, 
there is not so much discrimination of character, as in some 
other ages, it is not of much importance to know the name 
of a person who is up on a high place, where he is in danger 
of falling down, in proportion to his elevation. I would just 
mention, however, that this town, which never has sustained 
a lawyer, has one now residing in the place, who appears to 
be a gentleman of promise. His name is Isaiah P. Moody, 
from Maine. He was born in York, in the County of York 
3d of December, 1804, and graduated from Bowdoin College 
in 1837. 

The physicians who have resided in this place were the 
following: — John Bond, liis son John Bond Jr., Samuel Flagg, 
James Knight, Joshua Sawyer, Isaac Tewksbury. None of 
these were favored with a liberal education, or honored with 
a medical degree from any of our literary institutions ; two or 
three others have had a transient residence here, but they are 
all gone now, except Drs. Knight and Tewksbury, 

Dr. Bond Senior, was an early member of the New Hamp- 
shire Medical Society, and was a very respectable and devout 
man ; and though feeble in health for many years, he lived to 
be eighty-six years old, and died 4th of January, 1804, in a 
happy frame of mind. 

n. DIFFICULTIES. 

The religious part of the community in this town has been 
subjected to many troubles, as has been noticed. I shall now 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 37 

speak of those which have had a bearing on the whole com- 
munity. 

In the year 1735 was the great mortality, by the malignant 
sore throat, which began in Kingston, and extended through 
a great part of New England, and continued more or less for 
fifteen years, taking away some whole families of children ; 
but I cannot learn that this town suffered much from the 
disease. 

In the year 1737, in the latter part of the winter, hay was 
so scarce that many cattle died, and many families that same 
year suffered extremely for the want of bread. 

In 1738, there was a remarkable worm, which ate the leaves 
from the oak trees, so as to make the forests appear in the 
summer naked as it does in the winter, They were larger 
than the caterpillar, wooly under the belly, but smooth on the 
back, with a line of black from end to end, and white specks 
in the black streak. Some called it the Palmer worm. 

In the year 1741, the winter was colder than almost any 
man ever knew before in New England. The ice in the most 
rapid part of the Merrimack river, little above Newburyport, 
AVP.S, on the 28th of February, 1741, two feet and a half thick. 

In 1749, the year this town was incorporated, there was the 
greatest drouth there was ever known in this land ; a man 
told me his father had three loads and a half of hay on two 
acres, m 1748, but in 1749 he had only one load from the 
two acres added to three more acres ; that is, five acres of good 
land, newly laid down, produced but one small load of hay. 
The same man writes, " I mowed several days, and could not 
cut two hundred a da}'." Some people sent to Virginia for 
hay, and many cut down trees for their cattle to browse. It 
was very favorable, that the corn jdelded well that j^ear, by 
means of the later rains. The drouth which occurred in 1761, 
was very severe. 

Another very serious difficulty befell the town of Hamp- 
stead, which continued six years before it was completely set- 
tled. It has been already stated, that a part of the town was 



38 MEMOKIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

claimed by Amesbuiy, before the townline was fixed iii 1741 ; 
and it was called Amesbuiy Peak, as the other larger part of 
the town was called Haverhill District, the whole having been 
Timber Lane at first. 

Now it is certain that when the state line was settled, all 
that is now called Hampstead would fall into New Hamp- 
shire ; and Kingston comprehended all that is now Kingston, 
East Kingston, Damville, (formerly called Hawke) and San- 
down, and being incorporated fifty-five years before Hamp- 
stead, it would also embrace the easterly part of Hampstead, 
which was called Amesbury Peak ; and accordingly we find, 
that, though Kingston had slept fiftj-five years, or at least, 
eleven years from the incorporation of Hampstead, yet, at 
last they waked up, and fell upon Hampstead, with redoubled 
force, of writ after writ, to recover their lost territory in 1760. 

But it is generally understood that the dispute was set- 
tled by Hampstead's paying XIOOO, old tenor, to Kingston 
and the costs and by a grant of Unity, because the granting 
of it made peace between Hampstead and Kingston. But 
after all, it is difticult to say whether Hampstead paid any- 
thing to Kingston, but the cost of suing, because the ac- 
counts of the town back are very inaccurate. 

There is a vote of .£1000, old tenor, recorded, which Hamp- 
stead offered to give Kingston, and another to give Kingston 
i£3000, and after that there is something recorded about being 
released from paying the X3000, which was once offered as 
a settlement. But the settlement in any case was effected 
in 1766. And soon after this, came on ecclesiastical, or 
rather irreligious difficulties, as has already been mentioned, 
and in 1775 came on the Revolutionary war with Great Brit- 
ain, which tried men's souls througliout the land. 

TIT. IMPItOVEMENTS. 

As tills is an age of enterprise and improvement, it would 
be expected, that even in the history of a small town, some- 
thing would be said on this subject. And I would say that 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 39 

whoever recollects the aspects of the roads, the fields and 
the buildings, as they were forty years ago, and look on them 
now, and consider what vast labor and cost of a hale and en- 
terprising people, have been expended, he would be surprised 
at the change. 

The meeting house was all tattered and torn, without a 
steeple, without a bell, and almost without a covering, and 
might have remained so for an age, or till it rotted down, if 
it had not been for the people of God, who with their own 
money and hands, by divine aid, put it in a better condition. 
The roads were full of stones, and in some places of mire, 
but now for almost six miles, from the north corner of At- 
kinson to the west corner of Sandown near Chester, they are 
paved underneath with stone and covered with gravel. The 
buildings, which were mostly old and shattered, are now re- 
paired or replaced for new ones, and many new and hand- 
some houses are reared up where there were none before. 
The fences, reeling and decaying, are turned into stone wall, 
of which, perhaps, there be more than any other town in the 
State. The swamps wliich were full of useless bushes and 
hummocks, are now leveled and replenished with luxurious 
grass. 

IV. OCCUPATIONS. 

It would be expected in a town so far from the seashore, 
and where the soil is so hard and rich that the people would 
be chiefly farmers ; so they are, much to their credit, as good as 
any in the state. And a farmer, when he is honest and be- 
nevolent, loving his God supremely and his neighbor as him- 
self, is as much a gentleman as any that can be found. 

There are some other things done, however, besides farm- 
ing. There are five blacksmith shops, two corn mills, one 
sawmill, three full stores of goods, besides other smaller 
ones ; a number of shoemakers, one large tannery, with a bark 
mill going by water. Several carpenters, wagon makers and 
wheelwrights ; one hatter's shop with several workman ; and 



40 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

a great abundance of hats are made by the 3"oung women and 
boys, of palm flag leaf brought from the south. 

V. EDUCATION". 

There is a laudable spirit and some exertions, to promote 
the education of the rising generation, though not exactly of 
the right kind. Whoever has anytliing to do with the edu- 
cation of children, ought to consider full well what kind of 
beings they are. They must not think them the creatures of 
a day onl}^, nor of a hundred years, but of eternity ; as moral 
beings dependent on the power and will of God, and of course 
bound to love God with all their heart, mind, soul and 
strength — and, if they fall short of tliis, they must be lost 
forever, if they do not repent of their offences, and believe 
on the Lord Jesus Christ for the remissions of their sins and 
the salvations of their souls. 

Now a parent that believes these things will not see it to 
any kind of use to learn how to shuffle the feet or to make a 
stiff and awkward bow, under the action of being polite, 
when in reality it is no improvement to the mind or manners, 
but has a contrar}^ effect upon both and makes them proud 
and unmannerly, instead of making them humble, modest 
and polite. 

It would be very desirable to see a young scholar from the 
manners school, so called, able to take off his hat and lay it 
down in some suitable place, if he is not afraid of losing it, 
while he is conversing with a gentleman in his own house. 

Every wise parent will know, that to make any one polite 
he must improve liis temper and understanding, by cultiva- 
ting a kind and benevolent disposition towards all men, and 
by studying the ways of God, exhibiting in liis works of 
creation, and providence and grace, and as revealed in his holy 
word ; and he will say let the child learn nothing but what 
will be useful to him and others, in time or in eternity ; 
nothing — nothing else but this. This is the education, and 
the only education which a person ought to learn and teach 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 41 

his cliildreii ; and I am happy to find that this kind of edu- 
cation is more thought of than formerly in this place, as ap- 
pears by more attention to Sabbath school and Bible class in- 
structions. Of those who were born or l)rought np in this 
town, tliirteen have received a liberal education. 

AT HARVARD COLLEGE. 

James True, son of Rev. Henry True, graduated 1780. 
He was sometimes a preaclier, and became deranged and 
died 6 Jan., 1795, aged 35 years. 

Ezekiel Little graduated 1781 ; twenty years a school- 
master in Boston ; made an Arithmetic ; and now lives in At> 
kinson, aged 72 in 1835. 

Jabez Kimball, graduated in 1797 ; was one year a tutor ; 
studied law and practiced at Haverhill, and died there 19 
March, 1805, aged 33. 

Abner Rohers graduated 1800 ; was an attorney at law in 
Charlestown, Mass., and died 29 February, 1811, aged 37. 

Robert Roarers oraduated 1802; was merchant in France 
sometime, but now in Boston. 

AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. 

Henry True, son of Rev. Henry True, graduated 1796 ; 
was sometime a minister of the Gospel in Union, Me., where 
he now resides. 

Benjamin Dudley Emerson, son of Col. Benjamin Emerson, 
graduated 1805 ; was sometime a schoolmaster in Newbury- 
port and in Boston. He is the author of the National spell- 
ing book and reader ; his younger brother Frederick is author 
of the North American Arithmetic. 

Abner Emerson, brother of the preceding, graduated 1805 ; 
was for a number of years alienated in mind. He ched at 
Charlestown, ]Mass., in December, 1836, aged 51. 

Thomas Williams graduated 1815 ; is a physician at Can- 
andaigua. New York. M. D. "at Dartmouth College. 



42 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Henry True Kelly, son of Rev. John Kelly, graduated in 
1819 ; is a minister at Madison, Geauga County, Ohio. 

Jonathan K. Little graduated 1823 ; was in the study of 
medicine and died young. 

John Kelly, son of Rev. John Kelly, grad. at AVilliams col- 
lage in 1825 ; studied medicine at tlie IMedical college in Fair- 
field, Herkimer County, New York. 

Francis Welch graduated at Union college, Schenectady, 
N. Y., 1832, and was ordained the minister of Brenthood in 
December, 1833. 

In Hampstead there are seven school districts — four on the 
great road, two on the east, and one on the north. 

There are three elegant brick school houses, and the other 
four are of wood. Besides these primary schools, there have 
been some attempts to maintain a select high school. And 
some young gentlemen and ladies have repaired to the Acad- 
emies for instructions in morals, and in the arts and sciences, 
for a small portion of time, not expecting to become profes- 
sional characters. 

VI. MORALS AND RELIGION. 

If all the people in Hampstead would cease to speak pro- 
fanely, would keep the sabbath day holy to the Lord, would 
dispense entirely with the use of ardent spirits, would not in- 
volve themselves in debt more than they can pay, would not 
oblige their neighbors to borrow their own goods of them, but 
would do to others in all tilings as they w^ould that others 
would do to them, then there would be more sound morality 
than there can now be found. I do not say this because I 
think the people of this town, in general, are more immoral 
than those of other towns ; because I am fully persuaded that 
we have been losers in many of the changes wliich have taken 
place witliin a few years past. 

We hope, however, that there is a change coming on for 
the better. There is an increasing desire that professors of 
religion may live more up to their professions ; that good books 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 43 

should be read ; that public worship should be more regarded ; 
that the Sabbath school should be promoted ; that drinking 
ardent spirits should be avoided — these are harbingers of a 
better moral feeling. 

The church wliich at first contained 68 members now con- 
tains 81. The number seven years ago was 110 ; but death 
has removed a number since that time. Six have Ijeen sus- 
pended, and several have been dismissed to other churches. 
Three of them were recently recommended to unite with a 
newly formed church in Illinois ; so that they are now reduced 
to a low state. Only one member remains in the church when 
the present minister was ordained, 42 years since, and he is 
ninety-two years old. Other indications of better days are the 
following : there is a female Charitable Society, which affords 
some help to the home mission or Bible Society. Tliis Society 
some years since, made the minister a life member, of the New 
Hampsliire Bible Society, by the donation of $oO ; and others 
made him a life member of the Tract Society, by a donation of 
120 ; and likewise of the N. H. Branch of the American Ed- 
ucation Society, by the donation of #30. 

There is a Foreign Mission Association of the Western 
Rockingham Auxiliary Society, and a Tract Society which 
has contributed liberally the present year. There is a Sab- 
bath school library which affords much improvement to the 
minds of the rising generation. There is also a social library 
of valuable books, wliich was established in the year 1796. 
One hundred and fifty-four persons have been committed to 
the communion of the church by the present minister, and two 
hundred and sixty in all have been baptized. 

VII. MORTALITY. 

Tliis is the end of all men, — the end of all their secular en- 
joyments, possessions, pleasures, hopes, and desires, for the 
world ; and the living, or more properly the dying, ought to 
lay it to heart. 

The greatest number of persons who were known to die in 



44 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

one year was 30, in the year 1756, when a mortal fever pre- 
vailed. In 1758 only eight died ; in 1786, 1805 and 1807 
only live each year died ; in 1761 four died ; in 1746, 1751 
and 1783 only one died each year. 

When I first came here I was surprised to see so many aged 
people and now there are many more young persons in pro- 
portion to the aged. Since I came here in 1792, 474 persons 
have died, which on an average is only about 11 annually. 
Among these were 69 of the age of eighty or upwards ; 21 
have died of ninety years old or more. John Atwood died 1 
Jan., 1812, aged ninety-seven years and seven months. He was 
born in Haverhill, Mass. The -widow, Sarah George, died 24 
January, 1830, aged ninety-seven years and five months. She 
was born in Concord, N. H. Her father was Jacob Shute, of 
French origin, and one of the first settlers of that town. He 
died in Concord in February, 1794, aged ninety-four, and her 
brother John died at the same place m February, 1829, aged 
ninety-six. Deacon Job Kent is the only man now alive above 
ninety years old, and the only one left of the church when 
the present minister was ordained. He was nine ty-tAvo years 
old the last day of March, 1835. He has been a man of steady 
habits, moderate temper, diligent in labor, and inclined to a 
milk diet, and avoiding intemperance. 

CONCLUDING REMARKS. 

And if I may be allowed to give advice to towns, I would 
say, let men of such temperaments and integrity be employed 
in civil and public affairs, instead of the profane, dishonest 
lovers of rum, and of honors which they do not deserve. And 
would it not be a prudent and benevolent measure for towns 
to avoid employing young men, new comers, in public affairs 
unless they are professional men, nor even then unless they 
come with good credentials. I make these remarks because 
I have seen so much loss to the community, and so much in- 
jury done to young and inexperienced persons in public em- 
ployment, while they were scarcely fit to manage their own 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 45 

private concerns, and especially when they love to sip at the 
alcoholic tap. 

Alas I the human mind is sufficiently weak and deranged at 
any time without the fumes of alcoholic poisons. Let such 
men never have anything to do but to repent of their sins 
and to live a sober life ; for why should a wild beast lead our 
children to his den? 

When the vilest men are exalted, the wicked ivalk on every 
aide ; hut ivhen the righteous hear rule the people rejoice. 

Hampstead, May, 1835. 



AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE REV'D JOHN KELLY, 

THE SECOND MINISTER OF HAMPSTEAD, 

N. H., FORTY-FOUR YEARS. 



My ancestor John Kelly came from Newbury, in England, 
and became one of the first settlers in Newbury, in New Eng- 
land, a mile south of Newburyport, about the year 1635. 

I was in the sixth generation, and was the son of John and 
Elizabeth Kelly in West Amesbury, ten miles west of the 
original settler, on Feb. 22, 1763. 

I was the tliird of eleven cliildren. 

My parents were of the good old Puritan Congregational 
stamp. 

When I was five or six years old I had a desire to be a min- 
ister, but when I was ten or twelve years of age I had a kind 
of dread of being 21, for fear I should not have msdom 
enough to act like a man ; and though I had an early desire 
to become a learned man, yet I thought it as almost impossi- 
ble for me to learn to read ; but I was soon thought by others 
to be a very forward scholar ; and some said he would do for 
a minister if he had a voice. 

At a very early age I had some serious thoughts ; but it 
was my lot to live in the vicinity of some very ignorant and 
wicked boys, whose parents were not like the Patriarch, who 
devoted their sons to God eight days after they were born, 
and commanded them to keep the ways of the Lord. That 
wicked company was a great damage to me ; and even now at 
the age of eighty-one it makes me shudder to think there are 
still such wicked bo3^s to be found in the land who insult good 
men and blaspheme God ! Oh ! How dreadful will be their 
doom if they do not repent and turn from their evil ways ! 

(46) 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 4T 

After a time I went into other company, and being a long- 
time under deep conviction on account of the deep depravity 
of my heart and the exceeding wickedness of my life I cried 
for mercy through Christ, and thought I obtained mercy of 
the Lord. This was when I was twenty-three years of age. 
Then I thought my feet were brought out of the horrible pit 
and miry clay, and set upon a rock, and a new song was put 
into my mouth, even praise to God and the Lamb. 

Then I thought of that text, " Great peace have they that 
love thy law ! " And I thought of the new Heavens and the 
new earth for it seemed to become new with the glory of the 
Lord shining about me. Even when I was passing through 
a rough piece of land — every hill top and stone, and tree and 
shrub seemed to reflect the divine glory, 

I thought now I shall be able by the grace of God to over- 
come the word sin, death and the grave ; and I was more 
determined to preach the gospel. 

But I soon found that I had not so soon attained, nor was 
I yet perfect. There was a warfare still to be carried on against 
inward and outward enemies, and I knew not how to be quali- 
fied to preach the gospel which I loved and which I knew 
ought not to be committed to ignorant men, who knew not 
the use of language, nor whereat they af&i-med. 

My father affirmed of my views but utterly refused to do 
anything more than to give me an article worth about twenty- 
five dollars. 

It was so ordered, however, that I had by the good Provi- 
dence of God a better English education than was usual at 
my age ; and being employed at school keeping, I entered 
Dartmouth College in September, 1707, and was allowed so 
much time to teach a school and study out of College, recit- 
ing my lessons to the Rev'd Mr. Merrill of Plaistow, and the 
Rev'd David Tappan of West Newbury, and obtain their rec- 
ommendation, and in doing this, I found no difficulty in re- 
taining my standing in my Class. 

In this way I found myself with few books, poorly clothed 



48 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

but with two dollars more money than when I entered Col- 
lege two years before ! 

Thus 1 proceeded two years more always teaching a school 
in every time of vacation without losing a day, not receiving 
any charitable aid, and only a part of my clotliing from my 
good mother. 

After four years I took my degree, with some of the best 
scholars, and in the largest class that had been educated at 
Dartmouth College, August 24, 1791. 

I then owed only twenty dollars for which my father was 
surety, and I paid it to the owners in a year exactly. 

And to the honor of my good father I will say it, that 
thirty years after I left College he gave me my full portion 
with the other children in his last Will, and were it not for 
this, I must have now been a beggar I in all probability ; as 
will appear from my after history. 

Soon after I left College I went to Wells in Maine to 
teach a school and to study Theology with Dr. Moses Hem- 
menway, an eminent scholar and Divine. While I was there 
one of my Classmates, son of Thomas Parsons Esq., proprie- 
tor of Parsonfield, induced his father to invite me by letter 
to become his minister, stating that in case I settled there, I 
should have four hundred acres of land as the first minister 
of the town, and four hundred as a parsonage, and I intended 
to go, but never promised being taken up some other way. 

After I had continued at Wells six months, I came home 
to my father's house, and was licensed to preach by the Hav- 
erhill Association, and delivered my first sermon in the Par- 
ish where I was born, and in the church where I had been a 
member about three years, April 8, 1792. I was soon urged 
by a friend to come to Plampstead to j) reach, it being the first 
time I had entered into a pulpit alone, and so feeble that I 
could hardly draw on my boot, and knowing that Hampstead 
had the name of being a difficult people. I was quite un- 
popular ; and understood afterwards that some one said if the 
people hired me the money would be thrown away, and I was 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 49 

told, too, that one of the neighboring ministers said Mr. Kelly 
would not do for Hampstead. 

While ignorant of these unpleasant things, I preached in 
several places where I was invited, and Hampstead employed 
others, but not finding the right preacher, a few friends of 
mine urged me to come again and preach as a candidate, but 
limited the time to only two days, for fear some one would 
repeat the other complaint, that the money would all be 
thrown away ! But as I went upon the principle never to 
break open a door to get in, nor to get out, it was not an easy 
task to obtain my consent, to come again to Hampstead. So 
it is the same principle that I was not willing to leave Hamp- 
stead, after I had been here more than forty years, and they 
said to me as Israel of old said to Samuel the Prophet, when 
they desired a King, " We have nothing against you." 

But a few urged me to come in, and a few urged me to go 
out, or in other words, they broke open the door and I came 
in without a dissenting voice ; and I have gone out because a 
few have broken open the door, no one openly contributing, 
but seeking for names by subscription such as they could get, 
good or bad, they obtained but fifteen, and one of them was 
forced, and when they called a vote to settle another before 
the old one was dismissed they could obtain only ten in the 
church. But to return to my settlement, soon after I came 
again to Hampstead, one man desired me to preach that ser- 
mon over again wliich was so unpopular at first, and the man 
who had complained altered his opinion, and a call was ex- 
tended to me to settle here in the ministry, offering me some 
little help to stock the parsonage, fifteen cords of wood, the 
parsonage house and lands, and two hundred dollars in money 
annually, so long as I should carry on the work of the min- 
istry in the place, — the whole amounting in value to three 
hundred dollars. Another minister said I could not live up- 
on it. Another said I would go away and leave the people. 
But I would not do this, because I would not break open a 
door to get out nor in. 



50 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

One man in town who did not pay a minister tax, said the 
people would not pay me what they had promised. 

No man out of town advised me to settle upon so small a 
salary, and but one woman. A minister in Newburyport had 
heard of my proposed salary and asked a scholar of my ac- 
quaintance "What kind of a man is Kelly?" He answered, 
" A Reasoner," to which he replied " Well he will have need 
to Reason in Temperance if he settles on that salary." 

Another man, however, though an infidel, knowing- the good 
people of Hampstead, said to me " I should think you Avould 
settle here for the people are such fools, that as they will not be 
easy without a minister, and they like you better than any 
man they have had among them." 

But after all as Hampstead had been almost eleven years 
without a settled minister, and had extended calls to five men 
who had o-iven negative answers on account of the want of 
money and the fear of infidels, which abounded here more than 
any town in the state at that time ; and as there was no dissent- 
ing voice or vote against me, and as I intended to be a minis- 
ter from a child ; and thought I had a call to preach the gos- 
pel ; and was impressed with what the apostle said, " I am sent 
for the defence of the gospel," I concluded that my death, if 
not my life, might be the means of salvation to this people, 
and therefore I gave my answer in the affirmative, and was or- 
dained by a council of ten churches, Dec. 5, 1792. 

Dr. Hemmenway preached the sermon from Philippians 3 : 
6. Soon after my ordination I found it needful to try my 
strength against infidelity. One man at a lecture charged me 
with preaching false doctrine, because I said no man is per- 
fect, and that we may be ascertained of a thing by faith as 
well as by sight, — sight or feeling. I asked him of a number 
of things that he had never seen, if he were not sure of them, 
notwithstanding ; to all wliich he replied in the negative. I 
asked him if he was not sure he was born of a woman, to which 
he answered " Yes." I asked him then if he remembered any- 
thing of the event ? He then denied what he had granted. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 51 

I then asked him how he would show it was uncertain ? He 
being so puzzled with error that he hardly knew what to say, 
but he said he might have been born of another woman. Ah ! 
of another woman besides your mother — this would not make 
you a motherless child. That was the end of his argument 
to the end of liis life. Thirty years. 

Another infidel told me that he did not hold to such a God 
as I did. I then asked him what was his idea of a God ? He 
said he was the essence of all the universe. What then is the 
universe composed of ? He said " it was composed of air, earth, 
fire and water." Well then, I said to liim, "Your God by 
your own showing is inferior to youi-self , for you have a mind 
superior to all these elements, and call yourself a man of sense, 
but this you cannot say of your God." This settled the infidel 
to the day of his death. (N. B. These men first denied in- 
fant baptism and then turned infidels.) 

These events took place in the beginning of my ministry. 
And when I had been here about ten years, another enemy ap- 
peared with a double Phalanks. The Freewillers and Metho- 
dists, with a full determination to overthrow the Orthodox 
minister of Hampstead, if stranger and noise would do it. It 
then became necessary to put out the distinguishing doctrines 
in a clear and positive manner, which led the friends of truth 
to say, " that these newcomers made the standing minister a 
better preacher." 

After this time I went on for more than thirty years ^^dth- 
out much trouble from without. In the whole course of my 
ministry I have preached about three thousand written ser- 
mons and many unwritten ones, in town and out of town. I 
have also taught the children and youth abundantly. I have 
attended five hundred and three funerals in town, and about 
half as many out of town. I have united two thousand per- 
sons in marriage in town and out of town, lacking only six 
couples, or twelve persons. 

We have had several small revivals so as to keep the num- 
ber of church members equal to the number when I was or- 



62 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

dained ; and, in the four first months of 1828, fifty-two per- 
sons were added to the church, which then consisted of one 
hundred and ten members. When I was desired to leave in 
1835, another revival was begun, and some who had attended 
my enquiry meetings were awakened again. Eut a few said 
I must be released, which put me in mind of what the Prophet 
Micah said " A man's enemies are the men of his own house." 
Micah 7:6. It seemed hard when, that when God had given 
me the victory over my enemies, my friends should rise up 
against me, and especially as I had done more for Hampstead 
than any man could or would do for them. Since I have be- 
come a minister, I have attended thirty ordaining or other 
Councils, have preached one ordination sermon, given six 
charges which were published. I have preached one sermon 
each year to the Female Charitable Society, and another every 
year to the Sabbath school. I have published three funeral 
sermons, one of Mrs. Sarah Morse, one of Hon. John Calef, 
one of Dr. William Cogswell. I have published twice " A 
number of reasons against becoming a Universalist.^^ Six lec- 
tures to the Laymen who had slandered the clergymen of 
New England because they did not approve of the war with 
Great Britain in 1812. Ten numbers in a bound paper com- 
plaining of the Baptists for offering a spurious communion to 
their denomination. Two reports of the state of religion at 
the General Association, first at Keene, 1815, and the other 
at Rindge, 1827, and one pastoral letter at Concord, 1831. 
In the year 1813 I went to Connecticut and to Massachusetts 
as a delegate to the General Association. I preached the 
Missionary sermon at Dover, 1810, and the Association ser- 
mon of N. H. at Pembroke, in 1822. I was made a member 
of the New Hampshire Bil)le, Tract, and Education Societies 
by the liberality of gentlemen and ladies in Hampstead, and 
by my own self a member of the New Hampshire Missionary 
Society. 

I have been one of the Vice Presidents of the New Hamp- 
shire Bible Society seven years — the Scribe of Haverliill As- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 63 

sociation ten years, Trustee of Atkinson Academy thirty 
years. 

In addition to those already mentioned I delivered a ser- 
mon on leaving the old meeting house October 15, 1837, 
which was printed. 

And recently I have written and published several articles 
in the Congregational Journal and Exeter News Letter on 
the Subject of Capital Punishment, on Uncircumcism and 
Baptism, and on Bishops and Deacons, etc. 

In less than a year after my ordination, I was married with 
Abigail Dearbon, daughter of Dea. John S. Dearbon of Ches- 
ter, N. H. and we had twelve children in twenty years, five sons 
and seven daughters. Three of my sons had degrees. The 
eldest at Dartmouth College in 1819 at the age of twenty-five, 
and twenty-one years after that he deceased as a minister in 
Upper Canada, and left a widow childless, aged forty -six, Sept. 
9, 1840. 

My next son graduated at Williams College, and is now a 
physician in Carlysle, N. Y., with a wife and four children. 
My youngest son had a medical degree at Dartmouth College 
and deceased at home, Jan. 12, 1834, aged twenty-nine; the 
two other sons died younger. Four of my daughters I hope 
are in Heaven, and the three youngest are with me, two of 
them unmarried, and the youngest of them thirty years old is 
married and has one daughter. Thus the Lord is good and 
kind to me, and very thankful I must be, for I am yet able 
to read, to write and to preach at home and abroad this cold 
season, though I am eighty-one years old. 

John Kelly. 

March 21, 1844. 

N. B. The people of Hampstead have kindly given me 
the use of the parsonage ; and I have preached a half century 
sermon at home and in Derry since my dismission. 

J. K. 



54 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Rev. John Kelly died November 23, 1848, in Hampstead. 
The sermon at the funeral was preached by Rev. Dr. French 
of North Hampton, N. H. who after an account of his char- 
acter, attainments and labors, says " Such was the aged, ven- 
erated and beloved minister whose funeral the Holy Provi- 
dence of God has called us to attend. We revere his mem- 
ory and would gather instruction from his life." 

Among the Memorial notices of Mr. Kelly which appeared 
In various Journals was one of particular interest in the 
" Massachusetts Observ^er " written by Rev. William Cogswelb 
D. D. Kelly Geyiealojy. 



v^^iw^ /a^/^s/. 




CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 

AT 

HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 
July 4TH, 1849. 






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V^ \ 







JOHN ORDWAY. 



PROCEEDINGS AT THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRA- 
TION AT HAMPSTEAD, N. H. 
JULY 4th, 1849. 



During the winter of 1848-9, the propriety of celebrating 
the One Hundredth Anniversary of the incorporation of the 
Town of Hampstead, was suggested by many of the inhabi- 
tants of the town. As the anniversary day fell on the 19th 
of January, in the midst of the most inclement season of the 
year, and as it was deemed desirable to have as many of the 
natives and former citizens, " who had strayed away from the 
old homestead," present as possible, it was determined to de- 
fer taking any steps towards the proposed celebration, till 
the return of warm weather. 

In the following May the subject was again proposed, and 
was suggested to many of the citizens and met their cordial 
approbation. On the Sabbath of May 27th, Rev. Mr. Bart- 
ley, according to request, alluded to the subject and gave 
notice to all who felt disposed, to meet at the Center School 
House on the Monday evening following. 

Agreeably to this notice, several of the citizens assembled 
at the above mentioned time and place. The following is 
the Record of the Secretary. 

The meeting was organized by appointing Mr. Moody H. 
Brick, Chairman, and E. H. L. Gibson, Secretary. 

Voted, To celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of the In- 
corporation of this town, and that the exercises be on the 4th 
of July next, in the " Davis Grove." 

On motion, a committee was appointed by the chair, to 
nominate a Committee of Arrangements. 

The chair appointed Dr. Josiah C. Eastman, Messrs. Caleb 
Moulton, and Richard K. Brickett. 

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68 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The said Committee reported the names of the following 
gentlemen to constitute a Committee of Arrangements, 
viz : — 

Messrs. Isaac Smith, Amos Buck, Christopher P. Ayer, 
Nelson Ordway, Caleb Moulton, Moody H. Brockett, Henry 
Putnam, William Clark, Hiram Nichols. (Last two refused to 
act.) 

And the gentlemen reported to the meeting, were elected. 

Voted : — To give the Committee of Arrangements power 
to add to their number, if they find it necessaiy. 

Voted: — To give the Committee discretionary powers in 
making arrangements for the proposed Celebration. 

The meeting was then adjourned. 

E. H. L. Gibson, Secretary. 

The Committee of Arrangements met on the following day 
and elected the following additional members, viz : — 

Messrs. Tristram Little, Frederick A. Pike, Joseph G. 
Brown, Stephen S. Shannon, Ebenezer Hoyt, Samuel Morse 
(refused to act), Jacob E. Eastman. 

The Committee of Arrangements held meetings from time 
to time, as the case required. At their first session, it was 
voted to celebrate the day by an address appropriate to the 
occasion, by a procession, by a picnic in the Grove, and by 
other exercises usual at such celebrations. 

It was voted to invite Frederick Emerson Esq., of Boston, 
to deliver the address. 

In reply to the invitation of the Committee, Mr. Emerson 
wrote as follows : 

" It is truly gratifying to me, to be thus kindly remembered 
in the place of my nati\dty, and I feel deeply obliged to the 
Committee for the lionor they have chosen to confer upon 
me. The occasion of the celebration is, indeed, full of inter- 
est, and, if the circumstances which surround me at this time 
would allow me to accept the invitation, I woidd do so with 
much pleasure. But I feel compelled to decline. I have 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 59 

made such engagements of my time, for the thirty days that 
will intervene between this time and the 4th of July, that I 
should be wholly unable to make the historical research nec- 
essary for the address. Although I must decline the office 
of making the address of the day, I shall look forward with 
much pleasure to the celebration, for it is my intention to be 
present, and listen to some other son of Hampstead, and once 
more shake the hands of my fellow townsmen." 

The Committee then extended an invitation to Mr, Isaac 
W. Smith of Manchester ; and expressed an earnest desire that 
he would consent to deliver the address, as the time was 
wearing away, when it would be impossible to procure any 
one, and it was desirable that the address should be pro- 
nounced by a native of the town. An affirmative reply was 
given by him, stating that it would be impossible to go into 
any very extensive research among old records and papers, 
both from the shortness of time and the press of other duties. 

The Committee of Arrangements invited the ladies to as- 
semble and make what provision they might think proper in 
relation to the duties more properly coming under their su- 
pervision. 

At a meeting of the ladies, held in accordance with the 
above invitation, it was voted that families in town be invited 
to contribute provisions for the tables. It was also voted, to 
decorate the grove with flowers and evergreen. The follow- 
ing ladies were chosen a committee to carry out these propo- 
sitions. 

INIisses Esther Bartley, Mary C. Smith, Elvira Ordway, 
Susan E. Putnam, Mary A. Garland, Elizabeth A. Little, Mary 
J, Heath, Almira B. Sargent, Clara A. Kent, Mary A. Brov/n, 
Mary E. Merrill, Philena W. Hoyt, Clara A. Colby, Martha 
J. Smith, Louisa E. Kent, Susan E. Johnson, Mrs. Betsey A. 
Abbott, Mrs. Mary J. Atwood, INIisses Betsey H. Davis, Sa- 
rah Morse. 

Great credit is due to both conmiittees for the exertions 
they made to make the preparations for the proposed celebra- 



60 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

tion, every way worthy of the occasion. The hidies of the 
town contributed bountifull}- to supply the tables with re- 
freshments. The grove, for a few days pre\'ious to the Fourth, 
resounded with the merry voices of fair ladies and gallant 
gentlemen, while they vied with each other in decorating the 
place with all the attractions which taste could display, or in- 
genuity devise. The gentlemen contributed liberally to de- 
fray the expenses incident to the occasion, and every arrange- 
ment was made which was desirable in a quiet town, where 
the people are disinclined to show and are content with a 
participation in the ordinary occurrences of life. 

On Monday, the 2d, the weather was sultry, with occasion- 
al showei-s, Avhich cooled the air and gave promise of a fair 
day on Wednesday. Tuesday was a cool but pleasant day, 
the precursor of a more delightful one to follow. On Wed- 
nesday morning the sun rose in all its splendor of a summer's 
morning. Ere he made liis appearance from beyond the 
eastern hills, the day was ushered in by the ringing of bells 
and the discharge of cannon. The firing of the national salute 
was under the direction of Lieut. Simon Dow, who deserves 
great praise for the care and ^promptitude he manifested in the 
discharge of his duties. The spot selected by liim was upon 
the liill near the Grove, and from its elevation was admirably 
chosen. The booming of the guns across the still waters of 
the ponds, and the thousand echoes awakened among the dis- 
tant hills, reminded all that the day was one of unusual in- 
terest to the quiet town of Hampstead. Early in the morn- 
ing the finishing touches were given to the Grove, and the 
tables bountifully laden with the luxuries of life. 

A large stage was built in front of the seats arranged for 
the audience, decorated with evergreen and flowers, and orna- 
mented with beautiful devices. On the front of the stage, 
in letters wrought with roses, and arranged in the form of an 
arc, was the Avord " Independence "; and immediately under 
it wrought in the same way, the figures " 1776." Over the 
speaker's desk were suspended the figures " 1749 ", v/rought 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 61 

in white rosebuds and standing prominent from the centre of 
a large bouquet. 

Mr. Tristram Little generously contributed more than a 
thousand roses on the morning of the Fourth ; and the citizens 
from the east part of the town contributed also another large 
number. 

In a celebration of this character, there will always be a 
small number of persons upon whom will devolve the perform- 
ance of a greater share of the labor. Upon the present oc- 
casion, however, each seemed to strive in outdoing the others. 
When all were so deeply interested it would be invidious to 
point out particular individuals by name. The people acted 
in a spirit of unanimity and harmony seldom equalled. 

The officers of the day, selected by the committee of ar- 
rangements were as follows : 

Jolin Ordway, Esq., President. 

James Calef, Esq., Dea. Joshua Eastman, Dea. Jonathan 
Kent, Moses Hoyt, Esq., Andrew B. Marshall, Esq., Mr. John 
Little, Mr. Horace Bailey, Mr. James Hadley, Vice Presidents. 

Early in the forenoon the streets began to fill up with 
strangers and citizens. The " Hampstead Light Infantry 
Company," under the command of Capt. John P. Stickney, 
performed escort duty ; by the steadiness of their movements, 
exactness in the performance of their evolutions, and by their 
gentlemanly and soldierly bearing they elicited the praise of 
all. They would compare favorably with many Independent 
Companies in cities or larger towns, where many opportunities 
for drill and exercise are more favorable and frequent. The 
" Atkinson and Methuen Brass Band " discoursed their music 
upon the occasion. Their reputation is too well known to 
require any praise at this time. They were, if possible, more 
than usually successful. 

According to previous notice the people assembled in the 
" Old Mee ting-House," and at ten o'clock the house was filled 
to overflowing. 

The invited guests from abroad, together with the officers 



62 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

of the day assembled at Spiggot Hall, and were escorted to the- 
Old Meeting-House, by Capt. Stickney's Company. A pro- 
cession was then formed to march to the Davis Grove, under 
the direction of 

Jese Ayer, Chief Marshal. 

Amos Ring, Jacob E. Eastman, Simon Merrill, Edward R. 
Noyes, Francis V. Dow, George W. Eastman, Assistant Mar- 
shals. 

The procession was formed at the Old ]\Ieeting-House in 
the following order, viz : 

Chief Marshal. 

Music. 

Hampstead Light Infantry. 

Marshal. Youth and Gentlemen. Marshal. 

Marshal. President and Orator of the Day. Marshal. 

Clergymen. 

Invited Guests from abroad. 

Marshal. Ladies. Marshal. 

Ladies' Committee of Arrang-ements. 

Gentlemen's Committee of Arrangements. 

On reaching the Grove, the military and gentlemen opened 
to the right and left and the procession then passed in. Af- 
ter the audience were seated and every arrangement com- 
pleted, the President announced the exercises in the following- 
order. 

I. Music, by the Band. 

II. Reading of the Town Charter, by Mr. Caleb Moulton. 
*III. Invocation and Reading of the Scriptures, by Rev 
Joseph Smith of Newport, R. I. 
IV. Anthem, by the Choir. 

V. Prayer, by Rev. Jesse Page of Atkinson, N. H. 
VI. Reading of the Declaration of Independence, by 
Mr. Ezekiel H. L. Gibson. 

*Omitted, Mr. Smith a native of Hampstead was prevented from being 
present. 



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VII. Music, by the Band. 

VIII. Address, by Mr. Isaac W. Smith. 

IX. Anthem, by the Choir. 

X. Prayer, by Rev. J. M. C. Bartley. 

After these exercises had been gone through, the wants of 
the body were attended to. 

Great credit is due to the ladies of Harapstead, for the 
abundant supply of the good things of this life, furnished by 
them for the table. 

They entered fully into the interest of the day and con- 
tributed in no small degree to its enjoyment. When the 
luxuries of the table had been fully discussed and the oppor- 
tunity embraced for the interchange of friendly greetings and 
recognitions, the people attended to the reading of the fol- 
lowing letters from natives of the town who were unable to 
attend. 

. Letter from Benjamin D. Emerson, Esq., of Roxbury, 
Mass. 

Jamaica Plain, July 3d, 1849. 
Bear Sir : — I have delayed till this late period to answer 
your gratifying invitation to be present at the approaching 
Centennial Celebration of my native town, and participate 
" in the festivities of the occasion," vainly hoping it would be 
in my power to accept it. There are few things that impart 
a warmer or more thrilling glow to an old man's bosom than 
the manifestation of kindness and respectful consideration, 
from his younger brethren ; and I cannot too feelingly express 
my thanks for being thus courteously remembered by your 
committee. Nothing would afford me more satisfaction, than 
to spend my day with the good people of my native town, 
partake of your hospitality, and reciprocate congratulations 
with all ; with the old whose reminiscences reach far back 
into by-gone days, and also with the young, on whom under 
Providence, rest the responsibilities of the present, and the 



64 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

destinies of the future " weal or woe," of the good old town 
of Hampstead. 

No spot in this wide world, is so dear to me, as that where 
I first inhaled the vital air, and first looked out upon tliis 
beautiful world ; where stood those venerated edifices, the 
School House, and the Meeting House ; in one of wliich, we 
were taught the rudiments of Letters, in the other our duties 
to our God and our fellow men ; and lastly, where repose the 
sacred ashes of my beloved parents. 

May the choicest of Heaven's blessings be bestowed and 
rest upon Hampstead and its inhabitants. May Peace and 
social harmony ever dwell in your midst. May smiling health 
prevail in all your habitations. May prosperity attend all 
your laudable enterprises. May your eluldren from genera- 
tion to generation, as they in succession, rise up, attain to 
higher and liigher excellence, drink more and more copiously, 
from the fountain of the AVisdom of Truth and of Goodness. 
And as they from time to time, go forth and mingle with the 
world, may they so deport themselves, as to reflect honor upon 
the place of their nativity. Very respectfully and truly 
Your obliged friend and servant, 

B. D. Emerson. 
Isaac Smith, Esq., Chairman Committee of Arrangements. 

Letter from Mr. Lorenzo Kent, of Woodstock, Vt. 

Woodstock, June 30, 1849. 
Dear Sir : — Your letter of the 20th inst., came duly to hand, 
and I regret exceedingly that my engagements are such as to 
render it impossible for me to comply with your invitation, 
in regard to the coming 4th of July. The time, and the ob- 
ject of your proposed celebration awaken in the heart of every 
one of these, our peaceful and happy homes, the liveliest feel 
ings of the quman heart. We remember those days of labor, 
privation and suffering, through which our forefathers passed, 
that they might secure for us, their children, the joys of a free 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 65 

and happy country. It is our duty and our privilege, to pre- 
serve, to cherish and to improve our free institutions, for our 
children and our children's children. 

With much respect, I am your servant, 

L. Kent. 

To Isaac Smith, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Arrange- 
ments. 

Letter from Mr. E. H. Little, of Boston, Mass. 

Boston, July 3, 1849. 
Isaac Sjvuth, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Arrangements. 

Dp.ar Sir : — I received your letter of invitation under date 
of July 19th, to unite with the citizens of Hampstead in their 
Centennial Celebration on the 4th inst. 

In your communication, you refer to me, as one having 
" Strayed away from the old Homestead." This is true. I 
did stray away for several years, thereafter I became some- 
what a roving character, floating about from the Bay of St. 
Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico ; and finding the old adage 
to be true, that " a rolling stone gathers no moss," I came to 
the conclusion that I must settle down somewhere if the moss 
would stick ; and now I find myself identified with the inter- 
est and feelings of the citizens of Boston. 

It is now nearly thirty-three years since I left my native 
town of Hampstead, during which time I have only visited it 
occasionally, and even then my stay has usually been very 
short. 

The business of the town has changed so materially, es- 
pecially in the mechanical branches, that I find but few at- 
tractions of interest there ; a few familiar faces, whose locks 
have whitened with age that call up to mind the pleasant 
reminiscences of by-gone days — the Patriot fathers of the town. 

Of their sons and daughters, companions of my early days, 
where are they ? When I look around and inquire for them, 



66 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

I am told they are mostly gone, — and but few remain to honor 
their parents and gladden their hearts in the evening of life. 

I regret that I can not be with you to participate in the fes- 
tivities of the occasion, but I will give you a sentiment : 

New Hampshire — Distinguished for the production and 
srrowth of her sons, and Massachusetts for their nourisliment 
and support — namely her Webster, her Emersons and her 
Mason — besides the Little Fry. 

I am, very respectfully, your ob't serv't, 

E. H. Little. 

Extract from a letter written by Rev. Henry True, of Union, 
Me., to his sister in Hampstead, and read upon the occasion. 

" Tell Mr. Smith, and others of the Committee, that I feel 
very sensibly their kind invitation to attend the Centennial 
Celebration. I should be much delighted to be present, if 
circumstances and the state of my health rendered it suitable. 
I will be present in spirit, although not in body. It seems 
that the town was incorporated but three years when our 
father was ordained. 

I must let the " royal oak " be my representative at the fes- 
tival. It is the oldest inhabitant of the town, and if his sight 
and hearing were good, he would give more history than all the 
other inhabitants. It has had several of its limbs amputa- 
ted by the Indians, but he has not lost his scalp. His head 
and shoulders tower aloft and buffet the fleet wings of time. 

The royal oak, it was the tree, 
That swiftly I ran down to see, 
The first time I had trousers on. 

It has heard Latin and Greek conned over numberless times. 
On the branches Samuel once shot pigeons, and many squirrels 
lost lives by climbing it. If he could spell English he would 
tell how our father went out two campaigns in the old French 
war ; was at Crown Point, at Fort Edward, at the German 
Flats, and went up Lake George with Batteau and first landed 
on the shore, and shot the first enemy, a rattlesnake. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 67 

Our father was a strong Wliig in the Revolutionary struggle, 
as almost all clergymen were. He had great influence among 
the people in keeping up the liberty spirit. He would use no 
foreign tea, but sometimes domestic, such as Judy Goodwin 
sent down from Hailstown in a long birch box. He once 
wrote a piece of poetry against the use of tea and published 
it. When he built a cider mill, he told Dea. Goodwin he 
would not shingle it till he knew whether Lord North would 
have it or not. He let liis, and probably liis favorite, son go 
to the taking of Burgoyne, and afterwards he went with Capt. 
Gile to Providence, where he lost his life, much to the grief 
of his parents : but they consoled themselves with the justice 
of the cause in wliich he was engaged. Jabez also went out 
as a surgeon on board a privateer. 

But I am reminded that I have not time to trouble you 
further." 

Letter from Hon. Samuel Marshall, of Derry, N. H., member 
of the N. H. Senate, District No. 3. 

Dekry, June 30, 1849. 
Isaac Smith, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Arrangements : 

I have received with pleasure your letter of invitation to 
be present on the 4th of July, at the celebration in commem- 
oration of events wliich have transpired in the town of Hamp- 
stead since its settlement. It would give me the greatest 
pleasure to listen to the Historical Address to be delivered 
on the occasion, to participate in the other appropriate exer- 
cises of the day, and once more to meet those citizens of my 
native town, who " have strayed away from the old home- 
stead ", and will return to unite in paying tribute to the mem- 
ories of our forefathers. But my engagements are such that 
I shall be unable to be with you, only in sentiment and feeling. 

Permit me to relate to you the tradition that I heard wliile 
on a visit to my friends in Coos County a few years since : 

When my grandfather and Lieut. Edmund Morse, of Hamp- 



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stead, were on an exploring expedition they discovered the 
Notch in the White Mountains, and Avere the first white men 
that ever passed through there on their way to Portland. 

To show the simplicity of the household furniture of the 
first settlers, allow me to add that I have heard my grand- 
father say that part of the furniture was a knot bowl with 
two spoons (I presume pewter, for I well recollect the old 
moulds), which are still in existence, from which he and his 
wife both ate at the same time. 

Permit me to propose the following sentiment : 
My Native Town — May Temperance and the social virtues 
pervade every heart. 

I am, with much respect, yours, etc., 

Samuel Marshall. 

Letter from Rev. Jesse B. Davis, of Princeton, N. J. 

Princeton, June 30, 1849. 
Isaac Smith, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Arrangements : 

Dear Sir : — The invitation to attend the Centennial Cele- 
bration which you have been so kind as to send me has awak- 
ened mingled emotions of regret and pleasure. Of regret, be- 
cause on account of duties here which demand my constant 
attention, I cannot be present and participate in the festivities 
of that interesting occasion. 

But of pleasure, because I am informed that those in whose 
welfare I am interested, the inhabitants of my native place, 
are to enjoy a season which I am confident will be both pleas- 
ant and profitable. It strikes me as being a very suitable way 
of turning the glorious anniversary of our National Indepen- 
dence to good account. 

The connection between the two events is by no means ob- 
scure, and the recollections which cluster around both of them 
are calculated to render the celebration one of peculiar inter- 
est. The sons of New England have reason to be proud of 
their ancestors, those noble men who lived and acted not for 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 69 

themselves, but for their God, their country, and their posteri- 
ty. They are gone, but their works do follow them. The 
seed which they have sown has yielded precious fruit. 

It will be well to revive the recollections of former days, 
and of the men of former days, that the present generation 
may see how the liberty and prosperity which they now enjoy 
have been gained, and may learn to value more highly the in- 
structions of religion and learning for which we are largely 
indebted to our fathers. 

Please to extend to the Committee of Arrangements my 
most sincere and grateful acknowledgments for their kind re- 
membrance of me among the many wanderers who are proud 
to say that Old Hampstead was our native place. And ac- 
cept for yourself my warmest assurance of personal regards. 
I am, sir, very respectfully, yours, etc., 

J. B. Davis. 

Letter from Mr. Arthur W. Marshall, now at Valparaiso, 
Chili, unexpectedly called to sail to South America about a 
month sooner than he intended, and thereby prevented from 
being present at the celebration. 

Ship Vistula, E. Boston, June 26, 1849. 
Isaac Sivhth, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Arrangements : 
My Dear Sir : — I have but a moment to spare, but I can- 
not let the opportunity pass without offering a word for your 
celebration on the 4th. Though I shall be far away from the 
home of my childhood, a wanderer on the pathless ocean, my 
thoughts, ni}^ feelings and sympathies will be on that day 
with the friends of my native town, mingling with their joys, 
participating in their festivities. The occasion will be one in 
which every citizen of Hampstead must have a deep interest, 
for you are assembled for the noble purpose of reviewing the 
virtuous deeds of our forefathers, of enquiring who bequeathed 
the blessings we enjoy, and who left us our goodly heritage. 
As expressive of my feelings on that occasion, allow me 



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to quote the following from one of Moore's beautiful 

melodies : 

" Where'er my path lies, be it gloomy or bright, 
My soul, happy friends, shall be with you that night, 
Shall join in your revels, your sports, and your wiles, 
And return to me beaming all o'er with your smiles; 
Too blessed, if it tells me that, 'mid the gay cheer, 
Some kind voice had murmured, " I wish he were here." 
Let fate do her worst, there are relics of joy. 
Bright dreams of the past which she cannot destroy, 
Which come in the night time of sorrow and care 
And bring back the features that joy used to wear. 
Long, long be my heart with such memories filled. 
Like the vase in which roses have once been distilled. 
You m;iy break, you may ruin the vase if you will. 
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still." 

I close with the following sentiment : 

Old Hampstead ! — May she never be forgotten by any of 
her children. 

With high regard, I am truly yours, 

A. W. Makshall. 

Letter from Mr. Edmund T. Eastman, of Boston, Mass. 

Boston, July 2, 1849. 
Isaac Sivhth, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Arrangements : 

Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
communication of the eighteenth ultimo, extending to me a 
polite invitation to be present on the 4th inst., at the very ap- 
propriate exercises commemorative of the event of the char- 
tering of the " Town of Hampstead one hundred years ago." 

Permit me, dear sir, to thank you for your kind remem- 
brance, and to assure you and all my fellow townsmen that it 
would afford me the highest pleasure and satisfaction to be 
present on that interesting occasion — but I have exceedingly 
to regret that previous engagements absolutely forbid. 

Still, you will allow me to flatter myself that in my imagi- 
nation I shall be with you, touched with something of that en- 
thusiasm, pride, and love of one's native town, which ought 
to burn in the breast of every Avanderer from the " Home- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 71 

stead," and which the exercises of that day will be pre-emi- 
nently adapted to excite. On that day I will think of those 
who there began life with me, — some of them are with you — 
some of whom are far away — two that we have bid God-speed 
over the wide ocean — and some of whom are at rest ; — and of 
the many pleasing and profitable associations of my earlier life. 
Then, too, will I call to mind what our fathers have told us, 
of the "many virtues and noble deeds " of their and our an- 
cestors. 

In conclusion, allow me to offer the following wish, or if 
you please "sentiment." 

Hampstead — May those who wander from her reflect some 
rays of light upon the escutcheon of their father's glory, and 
do honor to the spot that gave them birth. 

Your humble and most obedient servant, 

Edmund T. Eastman. 

Letter from Mr. Hazen L. Hoyt, of Sturbridge, Mass. 

StuPvBRIDGE, June 30, 1849. 
Isaac Smith, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Arrangements : 
Bear Sir : — I have received your very kind invitation to 
return to Old Hampstead, and join in the pleasures of the 
celebration on the Fourth of July, — but though my heart 
will be with you on that occasion, I feel obliged to decline 
the invitation. 

We have a Young Men's Celebration in Sturbridge, and 
I was chosen and agreed to be one of the Marshals of the 
day, previous to the receipt of your letter. 

■ Your obedient servant, 

H. L. Hoyt. 

Letter from Rev. Joseph Smith, of Newport, R. I. 

Newport, R. I., June 24, 1849. 
To the Committee of Arrangements. 

Grentlemen : — Most sincerely do I regret my inability to 



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comply with your polite invitation to be present at the Cen- 
tennial Celebration of the settlement of my native town. 

The longer I live, the more deeply am I sensible that I owe 
much, very much to the place of my birth. And most happy 
should I be, might my Avandering feet, with others, press up- 
on the soil, which first they trod, and bring back some tribute 
of affection and respect. Though more than half of my years 
have been passed in other places, and midst other scenes, yet 
what are other places and other scenes, compared with the place 
of my birth and the scenes of my youth ! To me, the latter, 
compared with the former, seems like the ever changing, bois- 
terous, foaming waters above, compared with the firm enchang- 
ing, ever abiding, rock that lies beneath. Indeed, it seems to 
me, I am what I am, because I was what I was ; and I was 
what I was, because the place and circumstances of my birth 
and early life, contributed in no small degree to make me such. 

Yes, my early, my first early home, I love thee still : the 
vale and hills, thy fields, and forests, thy flowing streams and 
silvery lake, thy summer breeze and thy winter's snow, thy 
rising and thy setting suns, thy wild flowers that blessed the 
eye by day, and the stars that crowned thy nights. Yes ! I 
love thee, and praise my maker, that, in such a place, so free 
from snares, He was pleased to give me being and nurse 
me into manhood. Yes ! I love thee, and ever shall, for 
there my father sleeps ! and brothers ! 

My home in the Granite state — long may thy glory be, thy 
Granite men, living pillars, supporting, unmoved, amidst every 
storm, Christianity, Science, and Good Government. 

Respectfully, your friend and ob't serv't, 

Joseph Smith. 

Letter from Mr. Horatio G. K. Calef of Boston, Mass. 

Boston, July 3d, (evening) 1849. 
Isaac Smith, Esq., Chairman of Committee of Arrangements. 
Dear Sir : — Your polite letter of invitation to unite with 
my former respected townsmen in the celebration of the first 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 73 

Centennial Anniversary of the Incorporation of the good old 
Town of Hampstead, was duly received, and until this mo- 
ment, I had fully purposed to have availed myself of it, and 
had anticipated much pleasure in participating in the festivities 
and exercises of the occasion. But I am sorry to say that 
circumstances beyond my control render it impracticable. 

That the celebration may be pleasant, and long to be re- 
membered is the wish of, dear sir, 

Yours very truly, 

H. G. K. Calef. 

After the reading of letters was concluded, the remainder 
of the afternoon was taken up in offering sentiments and 
making short speeches. 

No regular toasts were offered upon the occasion, but the 
president of the day invited all " to make themselves perfectly 
at home " as it was a " Home celebration." 
Isaac Smith, Esq., offered the foUovving sentiment : 

The City of Boston — Indebted to New Hampshire for her 
great men, and to Hampstead for her most successful authors. 

Frederick Emerson, Esq., of Boston, who had just arrived 
upon the ground, now came forward and after apologizing for 
his late appearance responded as follows : 

Mr. President and Fellow Townsmen^ — There is not in our 
whole country another place, which at this hour, present to 
my feelings matters of interest to be compared to those 
which surround me. As I left the metropolis, a few hours 
since, the stars and stripes were floating from the lofty turrets ; 
glittering columns of soldiery were parading the public streets ; 
floral processions of school children were promenading upon 
the public green ; bells were pealing from every church tower, 
bugles were pouring their music upon the air ; cannons were 
booming from the heights where first the Patriotic Fathers 
entrenched in the cause of freedom ; and to complete the 
scene, there stood Bunker Hill, the gigantic pile — erect in 
solumn grandeur — alike the representative of the past, , and 



74 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

the presiding genius of the present. The scene was indeed 
imposing, and fitly so ; but I left without regret, for my heart 
was not there — its impulse was homeward. I say, homeward 
my friends, for although I have been long absent from among 
you, and every member of my paternal family has either re- 
moved elsewhere, or gone down to the silent grave, still the 
local attachments of childhood and youth are unbroken, and 
there is no place on earth but Hampstead, that my habitual 
feelings regard as home. The abiding force of early associa- 
tions is not peculiar to myself, — it is common to all, who 
were duly impressed in early life by the kind offices of paren- 
tal care. 

The sentiment is most heartily illustrated in the beautiful 
lines of Sir Walter Scott — 

" Breathes there a man with soul so dead, 

Who never to himself hath said, 

This is my own, my native laud : 

Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned, 

As home his footsteps he hath turned 

From wandering on a foreign strand? 

If such there breathes, go mark hira well : 

For him no minstrel raptures swell ; 

High though his titles, proud his name. 

Boundless his wealth, as wish can claim ; 

Despite these titles, power, and pelf. 

The wretch concentrated all in self, 

Living shall forfeit fair renown, 

And doubly dying, shall go down 

To the vile dust from whence he sprung. 

Unwept, unhonored, and unsung." 

It is some thirty years, my friends, since I ceased to be a 
resident among you ; and as I now look around upon the 
present audience, composed of both sexes and all ages, I am 
forcibly impressed \\dth the changes which time has wrought 
upon this community. I see before me the same volunteer 
company in which I once had the honor of a subaltern com- 
mand, but no fellow soldier of mine is there — they have all 
laid down their arms ; and the field is taken by another gen- 
eration. As I direct my attention to the numerous ladies of 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 75 

the assembly, I recognize, here and there, an early acquaint- 
ance, who at the time I left town was just emerging from 
her teens, fuU of vivacity, ever contributing to the enjoyments 
of the social circle ; and, by the sweetness and chasteness of 
her manners, unconsciously inspiring the youth of our own 
sex with generous and manly sentiments. Now she sits the 
sedate matron, sobered, but not saddened by the cares of life. 
Again, as I turn my eyes upon the Fathers of the town, seated 
upon this rostrum, I see owe and another, and another venerable 
man, whom I left in the full strength of his days, pursuing 
the purposes of life, with activity and energy. He is not now, 
as then. The flakes of tune have fallen lightly, but thickly, 
on his head. He retains indeed, liis seat in your councils, but 
he has given into stronger hands the implements of husbandry, 
and resigned to more ambitious minds the lead of affairs. 

If such change has been wrought in the lapse of thirty years, 
what must have been the changes of a century ? I will not go 
back upon their history, that duty has been ably and ade- 
quately performed by my young brother townsman who pre- 
ceded me ; and I congratulate both you and him on the 
universal satisfaction which iiis ser\dces have given. 

Mr. President, the town of Hampstead may truly be 
called a nursery — her sons are to be found transplanted 
throughout the country. There is no profession, no depart- 
ment of business, in which they have not engaged, none in 
which they have not succeeded. I have met them in my 
travels, have seen them at their homes ; and seldom have I 
found one who has not done honor to the place of his origin. 
Inured in early life to habits of industry and economy, they 
readily accumulate a competence. Having grown up under 
the constant influence of a gospel ministry, they are usually 
found to be in the practice of moral principles, and not un- 
frequently in the exercise of religious faith. With these 
traits of character to commend them, they seldom fail to be 
numbered with the valued and respected class of the com- 
munity in which they reside. 



76 MEMORIAL OP THE TOWN OF 

After bearing this testimony in favor of the absent sons of 
Hampstead, allow me, Mr. President, to close with a corre- 
sponding sentiment : 

The Fathers and Mothers of Hampstead — May the \artues 
of the sons and daughters illuminate the evening of their life. 

2d. By Capt. Jesse Ayer. Our Puritan Ancestors — We 
glory in being their descendants. May we honor them bj 
cherishing their principles, and copying their examples. 
Rev. Jesse Page of Atkinson, rose and said : 

That he had taken great pleasure in participating in the 
exercises of the day and had been higlily gratified. He had 
not the honor of being a native of Hampstead, but he belonged 
to an adjoining town, and his ancestors were intimately con- 
nected with the first settlers of Hampstead, and he could 
claim here many intimate friends. The settlers of the two 
towns were descendants from the Puritans, and engaged in a 
common cause. 

He regretted the necessity of immediately returning home, 
and his inability to remain longer. He begged to be excused 
from speaking longer, and from offering any sentiment. He 
would, however, express the wish that the people of Hamp- 
stead and Atkinson would continue, as in days past, to imi- 
tate the example and cherish the principles of the Puritans. 

3d. The City of New York— In the War of the Revo- 
lution, earnest and active to resist oppression. She will be 
among the last places of America to betray the cause of 
liberty. 
Mr. Albert L. Eastman said : 

He supposed the sentiment just offered was designed for 
him ; that he arose to reply with great reluctance, because his 
native townsmen knew he was unused to public speaking. 
His whole life in New York had been devoted to the dry 
goods business, and however much he might be at home in 
that line, he felt out of liis element in attempting to make 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 77 

his first speech. He could not, ho^rev6r, do less than to as- 
sure them of his undiminished love for liis native town ; that 
as soon as he heard of the proposed celebration, he deter- 
mined to be present and participate with his fellow towns- 
men in the festivities of the occasion. As one of the im- 
provements of the age, he would mention that he left New 
York the evening previous, and on the morning of the 4th, at 
nine o'clock, found himself again on his native soil. Such 
speed in travelling would have seemed incredible to our an- 
cestors in 1749. In conclusion he would offer as a sentiment 
The Orator of the day. 
Mr. Isaac W. Smith, in responding to this call, said : 

He had trespassed so long upon their attention in the morn- 
ing, that he would detain them but a few moments. He 
accepted the invitation of the Committee, to prepare the ad- 
dress, with great hesitation, for reasons already made known 
to them. 

He said he had never spent his time more pleasantly nor 
profitably than while engaged in making the necessary re- 
search for the occasion ; that though the results of his inves- 
tigations was necessarily imperfect yet he hoped he had been 
successful in some degree. The history of New England 
towns is from the necessity of the case, full of interest. The 
people who settled New England were a peculiar people ; 
they came here with a fixed and determined purpose, to es- 
tablish in the wilderness of America these free institutions 
of ours. They were guided in all their acts by their spiritual 
as well as temporal welfare. They were a far-sighted people, 
and in all their purposes had an eye upon the interests of 
their children. The same people settled Hampstead, and to 
their enterprise, and intelligence, and piety, did they owe their 
prosperity as a town. Mr. S. said there were many interest- 
ing facts connected with the early history of the town which 
could be gathered together with very little trouble, and sug- 
gested the propriety of a more thorough search being made 
by some one. 



78 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The earliest ruins of the town yet remained. They were 
constantly to be met with in walks about the place. Inter- 
esting facts could be collected of the aged people of the town, 
fast passing away to the grave ; and soon every vestige of the 
early settlement would be lost. What was done must be 
done quickly. 

Mr. S. further said, that although he had spent the greater 
part of the last dozen years away from his native place, and 
might not again reside there, he had lost none of his love for 
his native town. It was a small, quiet farming town and was 
noted for no picturesque scenery, no striking natural views, 
and for no extensive business operations. But there was his 
home ; in its woods had he roved in his childhood ; on its 
beautiful pond he had sailed before the cool breezes of sum- 
mer ; and around their shores he had participated in the sports 
of youth ; in yonder schoolhouse he had acquired the rudi- 
ments of his education, and in later years had been engaged 
in the pleasing duty of attempting to guide the minds of 
others in the youthful teachings after knowledge ; in yonder 
churches he had first listened to the preacliing of the word of 
God. In every part of the town he had recognized some fa- 
miliar object that bound him to tliis spot with the strongest 
ties of affection. As the Highland chief, when he regained 
his mountain fastnesses, exclaimed, 

" My foot is on my native heath, 
And my name is M'Gregor;" 

So could he, in the same spirit, exclaim, 

" Wherever I roam, whatever realms to see, 
My heart untravel'd fondly turns to thee." 

He acknowledged the honor his fellow townsmen had done 
him, in assigning to him the most important part upon tliis oc- 
casion. He regretted that reasons before intimated to them, 
and the inexperience of his youtlif ul years, had not permitted 
him to make good the place of the gentleman from Boston, 
who had addressed them a few minutes previous. 

To the latest hour of his life, he should never cease to re- 



HAMPSTBAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 79 

member the kindness of liis fellow townsmen towards him, in 

other instances beside the present. 

Mr. S. concluded with offering the following sentiment : 
The memory of our ancestors — May the remembrance of 

their noble example incite us to keep the reputation of our 

native town untarnished in our hands. 

4th. By Capt. Jesse Ayer. 

Departed friends — As we love to cherish their memories, 
may we emulate their excellencies. 
Anthem by the choir. 

5th. By Rev. Mr. Bartley. 

The aged ladies and gentlemen in Hampstead — May they 
receive the veneration, sympathy, and affection of the young, 
and close their earthly pilgrimage in peace. 

Anthem by the choir. 

6th. By Isaac Smith, Esq. 

The Granite State — She has furnished to the city of Bos- 
ton many of her most successful merchants. 

The audience looked to J. S. Clement, Esq. of Boston, to 
respond to this sentiment. Mr. Emerson, of Boston, went 
across the stage to Mr. Clement and told him he must speak. 

Mr. Clement came forward to the desk and said : 

When the gentleman from Boston attempted to do any- 
thing, he knew it would be impossible to resist him. He 
seemed determined to make him (Mr. C.) speak. And he 
might surrender first as last, like the Kentucky coon when 
he saw Davy Crockett preparing to shoot. But he felt en- 
couraged to speak, by the approving smiles he saw upon the 
faces of those whom he was attempting to address. (Laughter.) 
Mr. Clement said he accepted an invitation from his friend, 
(Mr. Isaac Smith) to be present, and had not entertained the 
remotest idea of making a speech ; even a few minutes be- 
fore, during the intermission, he had positively refused. Like 
his friend from New York (Mr. Eastman), he had been en- 



80 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

gaged all his life in the dr}^ goods business, and if people 
would hear him talk they must go to Boston and buy goods 
of him, where he could talk fast enough, as their townsmen 
(Messrs. Ordway and Smith) could testif}'. 

Mr. Clement said he was not a native of Hampstead, but 
he was proud to say that he was a native of the Old Granite 
State, and he felt for his native state all the love and vener- 
ation that a son should feel for the land of his nativity. He 
said that on looking over the town records the evening prev- 
ious, he was struck with the neatness and unifoimity, with 
whicli they had been kept. He doubted whether many towns 
in the State could exhibit such perfect records ; and town 
clerks in modern times, with all the increased facilities of 
better paper and writing utensils, might feel proud to equal 
the neatness and correctness of the first officers of Hampstead. 

Mr. C. spoke of the pleasure he had had, in being present 
at this celebration. To his mind, such social gatherings were 
in exact accordance with the spirit of our Republican 
institutions. The people in all ages and rank, of each sex 
and of every sect and party, could unite, as on that day, in 
celebrating an event, in whicli all had a common interest. 
The manner of their celebration was in liis opinion most ap- 
propriate. In no way could the citizens of Hampstead com- 
memorate the simplicity and unpretending acts of their an- 
cestors, as b}' the exercises of that day. He congratulated 
them on the unanimity and harmony that had characterized 
their celebration, and expressed the hope that they would al- 
ways be as fortunate in their public acts. 

Mr. C. offered as a sentiment : 

Union Celebrations — A union of the people and a union 
of the States. 

Mr. Emerson facetiously remarked, that there was one 
union he had neglected to mention, viz : a union of the sexes. 
Mr. C. replied, that liis friend should not be permitted to ap- 
ply that remark to him, inasmuch as the gentleman himself 
was given over by the ladies as incorrigible. (Laughter.) 




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7th. Our Invited Guests from abroad — Our ancestors 
were alike distinguished for the firmness with which they 
maintained the cause of Religion, of Education, and of Liber- 
ty ; we welcome their descendants as those who are bound 
with us in the ties of mutual sjonpathy and a common cause. 

Mr. William C. Todd, of Atkinson, N. H., and preceptor of 
the Atkinson Academy, replied as follows : 

He regretted that his esteemed pastor was not there to ex- 
press for the many citizens of Atkinson, whom he represented, 
the pleasure they all felt in being with the people of Hamp- 
stead that day. For himself, he had declined an invitation to 
go elsewhere, for when he heard of their contemplated cele- 
bration he determined no slight obstacle should prevent his 
attendance. He had been too well acquainted with many of 
the young men who had gone out from Hampstead not to 
take a deep interest in the town and whatever relates to its 
history. With him who had so deeply interested them that 
day, as he reviewed the events and the changes of the past 
century in their midst, he had been long acquainted. In 
early years they had met as students of Atkinson Acade- 
my, and in years after he felt no little pleasure in renewing 
the friendship in the Halls of Dartmouth College. He was 
well acquainted too, with him whose name had just been men- 
tioned, and who was then tossed about upon the bosom of the 
deep. Though absent bodily, they all well knew liis heart 
was there at that moment hovering over the play ground of 
his youth. He hoped that prosperity and complete restoration 
of health would attend him in the distant land to which he 
was bound. With other young men of this place Mr. Todd 
had been on terms of intimacy, and had known no one not 
worthy of esteem and confidence. 

Mr. Todd said a celebration of this kind always appeared to 
him peculiarly interesting and profitable. One hundred years 
ago this whole vicinity was little better than a wilderness, and 
now by the blessings of a kind providence we dwell in a land 
than which the sun in his whole course shines upon none more 



82 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

happy. We, that hve here, are much blessed. He had spent 
some years out of New England, but had always returned with 
a deeper attachment for his native section. 

We have not the inexhaustible fertility of the West, its vast 
prairies, and boundless forests, nor the " ever-during " verdure 
of the " bright and sunny South ; " but our agreeable succes- 
sion of hills and valleys charms the eye in summer ; and if 
a stranger objects to the deep snows and storms of a New Eng- 
land winter, if he will enter our dwellings, the warmth of his 
welcome and the comforts around him will soon teach him 
to forget that the thermometer without ever sinks to zero. 

He had also visited our " Fatherland," and seen something 
of the splendor of the mightiest kingdom of Europe. Yet after 
having gazed on the face of " Her Majesty," he was well con- 
vinced if one wished to see Queens he must come to New 
England on some occasion like the present. There is much, 
indeed, to charm the mind in treading the Halls of such a 
magnificent palace as Windsor Castle, where kings have dwelt 
for nearly a thousand years ; in visiting Universities, whose 
grey old walls seem as ancient as the Greek of Homer ; in gaz- 
ing upon costly Cathedrals and splendors of Art, which every- 
where abound in England. We have none such with us. 
Yet, what is of far more importance, we have no such beggary 
and abject wretchedness, as make the American sick at heart, 
because he sees them there for the first time. Men and wom- 
en, healthy and willing to labor, yet asking charity for want 
of employment, meet the traveller in every town in some 
countries of the Old World. They live where the interest of 
the few is jealously watched, the rights of the masses little re- 
garded. They have no Independence there to celebrate, 
though if they had they would hardly be able to find a more 
beautiful grove to assemble in, nor fairer hands to arrange it 
with better taste than has been manifested here today. 

On this occasion then, when we have met to celebrate the 
anniversary of our Independence, to hear justice done to the 
memory of deceased citizens of this town, and listen to the 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 83 

voices of living sons who have come back to their native town, 
let us not forget to be thankful all, that " the lines have " in- 
deed, "fallen to us in pleasant places." 

Mr. Todd concluded by remarking that after what he had 
said he could, perhaps, offer no more fitting sentiment than : 

New England, and the People of New England. — There is 
no land better than ours, no people happier than our people. 

8th. The Davis Grove. — A beautiful spot, endeared to us 
by the cheerfulness and pleasure with wliich its venerable 
owner has consecrated it to the public on such occasions as 
the present. May we never cease to remember the exemplary 
life he has led, nor forget his virtues and good deeds when he 
shall be gathered to the fathers. 

Mr. Jesse Davis, a venerable man of more than four score 
years, came fonvard and acknowledged the compliment in a 
brief but effective manner that touched the hearts of all who 
heard him. 

He spoke as follows : I am an old man, — probably the old- 
est native citizen now present. I have a distinct recollection 
of the scenes of the Revolution, of the trials and sacrifices 
made by the Patriots of Hampstead. Little did I think at 
the time what glorious results would follow. 

It was surely befitting this occasion to commence with 
prayer to Almighty God, and Thanksgiving to His name for 
His great goodness to our land. 

I have but little time to remain here. But I shall leave my 
best wishes and sincerest prayers for the temporal and spir- 
itual prosperity of those who shall survive, and who shall 
come after me. 

Rev. Mr. Bartley spoke of the duties and responsibilities of 
the rising generation, and offered as a sentiment : 

The youth and children in Hampstead. — May Heavenly 
wisdom be their guide, in whose right hand is length of days, 
and in whose left hand are riches and honor. 

Hymn by the Juvenile Choir. 



84 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

9tli. Sentiment b}' Dea. Joshua Eastman, complimentary 
to the military command under Capt. Stickney. 

Many other sentiments were offered, and remarks made by 
other gentlemen present, but unfortunately no record was 
made of them at the time, and it has become impossible to re- 
call them. For the same reason the preceding account is 
necessarily incomplete. At different intervals the exercises 
were varied by music from the band, or songs from the choir. 

At five o'clock the President announced that the exercises 
were nearly ended, and would close with a sentiment compli- 
mentary to the ladies. 

lOth. Mr. I. W, Smith said he had been requested to make 
some public acknowledgment in behalf of the gentlemen to 
the ladies, for the beautiful but modest manner in wliich they 
had decorated the Grove, for the good taste they had dis- 
played in all their arrangements, and for the interest they had 
taken in the celebration. 

He said he cheerfullj^ complied with the request, and could 
not pay them a better compliment than to announce a senti- 
ment sent in by a gentleman from a neighboring state who 
married a Hampstead girl, but was unable to be present him- 
self and had sent his wife. 

The Ladies of Hampstead. — If correctly represented abroad 
they make most exemplaiy wives, and deserve to receive every 
one a husband. 

The meeting then adjourned amid the utmost satisfaction 
and good feeling. The day was as pleasant and comfortable 
as the most eager could desire. Every arrangement was 
carried out to the satisfaction of all ; nothing happening dur- 
ing the day to mar the enjoyment of any one. 

The number present was variously estimated from ten to fif- 
teen hundred ; it did not probably much exceed twelve hun- 
dred. The population of the town is about nine hundred. Al- 
lowing six hundred of the population to be present, the remain- 
ing six hundred were composed of strangers from abroad. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 85 

most of whom were natives of the town, or had formerly re- 
sided within its limits. 

It was announced by the Chairman of the Committee of 
Ari-angements, that it might be of mterest to some to learn 
that one of the roses sent in by Mr. Amasa Eastman, to be 
placed upon the Speaker's desk, grew upon a bush in liis yard^ 
over one hundred years old. 

Probably on no occasion were so many of the natives of 
Hampstead ever before assembled. The opportunity was em- 
braced to renew old acquaintances and form new ones. Not 
only was it a source of profit and gratification to those present, 
but every one went away with an increased love for the town 
of his nativity or adoption. 

Old friends and acquaintances were again brought together, 
face to face, to recount the scenes enacted in " days of auld 
lang syne." The sports of childhood, the happy hours passed 
in the district schoolhouse and on the village playground, the 
plans of youth, the fate of companions of former days, the 
untimely death of intimate friends, formed the theme of many 
a conversation; the silent tear upon the cheek marked with 
the traces of care and affliction, betrayed the emotions of the 
heart ; or the pleasant smile and laughing eye revealed a life 
of pleasure and of joy, where the hand of time had lightly 
passed over the dearest objects of the affections. 

The mind run rapidly back through the last century, and 
revicAved the changes that had taken place in the town. The 
events of the past came up in successive array before the 
minds of the assemblage, and the acts and motives of the men 
who preceded them were quickly scanned. 

And then the imagination looked forward into the future ; 
the wondrous changes yearly effected in governments, science 
and commerce, imposed no limit to its range. What would 
be the condition of our native town in 1949, none dare 
predict. All indulged the hope that its citizens in every act, 
would study the example of its first settlers, and that the 
present generation would so discharge its duties, that in after 



86 MEMOKIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

years our children's cliildren might point to our lives and our 
examj)le, and say that their fathers did not live for themselves 
alone, that they did not exist for the moment, but looked 
forward to the future. 

The next Centennial Celebration will find all of that as- 
semblage quietly sleeping in their graves. One by one, as 
their ancestors went down to the grave, they would leave these 
places, and long before the next one hundred years shall have 
passed by, the last one will be gathered to his fathers. 



Me. Isaac W. Smith. 

Dear Sir : — The Committee appointed by the Citizens of 
Hampstead, to make arrangements for the Centennial Cele- 
bration of the incorporation of the town, would hereby ex- 
press their high gratification in listening to the very able and 
valuable address delivered by you on the occasion, and re- 
spectfully request a copy for publication. 

Amos Buck. Frederick A. Pike. 

Moody H. Brickett. Ebenezer Hoyt. 

Henry Putnam. Jacob E. Eastman. 

Nelson Ordway. Tristram Little. 

Caleb Moulton. Christopher P. Ayer. 

Stephen S. Shannon. Joseph G. Brown. 

Hampstead, August loth, 1849. 

Manchestee, August 20th, 1849. 

Grentlemen : — I have just received your communication 
of the 15th inst., requesting for publication, a copy of the 
Address delivered upon the 4th of July last. 

It was my desire that Frederick Emerson, Esq., of Boston, 
whom we are happy to claim as a native of Hampstead, and 
to whom in the first instance your invitation was extended, 



HAMPSTEAD,- NEW HAMPSHIRE. 87 

would have found leisure to comply with your request. 
When he declined from press of duties and the invitation 
was extended to me, I hesitated to accept it, because of the 
shortness of the time for preparation (less than a month) 
would not allow me to make such investigation in the history 
of our town as the occasion required. My other duties would 
not permit me to devote so much attention to the matter as 
I wished. The subject of my labors was a new one to me, 
and I was almost entirely ignorant of the history of our town, 
I am conscious that the Address is deficient in more than one 
particular. It affords me the greatest pleasure, if my efforts 
merit, in the least degree, the flattering language of your 
communication. 

The public, I believe, is considered to have greater claims 
upon Historical and Centennial Addresses, than it has upon 
those of a different character. I do not, therefore, feel at 
liberty to decline furnishing a copy for the press, although 
the publication is in direct contravention of my own wishes. 
With the Greatest Respect, 

Your Obedient Servant. 

Isaac W. Smith. 
To Messrs, Amos Buck, and others. 

Committee on Arrangements, &c. 



ADDRESS DELIVERED JULY 4th, 1849, AT THE 

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE 

INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN 

OF HAMPSTEAD, N. H. 



BY ISAAC W. SMITH. 



Fellow Citizens and Natives of Hampstead : — By your in- 
vitation I am to speak of our honored forefathers; of men 
whose lives were the history of our own homes, whose char- 
acters were indissolubly identified with the Revolution of our 
Independence. 

To us this day is doubly interesting. We have met to 
celebrate the annivei-sary of our Nation's birth ; to pay a pass- 
ing tribute to those who stood up manfully in the strife for 
freedom, and nobly gave their lives, to lay deep the founda- 
tions of that Government under which we live in such per- 
fect serenity of life and liberty. 

We have also met to celebrate an event in which we are 
peculiarly interested. A century is just completed, since a 
handful of hardy settlers were honored Avith an act from King 
George II, incorporating this place with the privileges and 
conveniences of a municipal government. 

We have met to recount the early history of our town ; to 
rescue from oblivion the names of its settlers ; to honor the 
memory of its most worthy inhabitants ; to show our love and 
veneration for the spot " where our eyes first saw the light," 
or to which, from a long residence within its limits, we have 
become ardently attached. 

Unfortunately for posterity, there has been too little care 
bestowed upon the preservation of those legends in our earliest 
annals, which give the true index to the character and habits 
of our ancestors, and make up a valuable part of their event- 

(88) 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 89 

ful lives. Though removed only two centuries from the 
earliest scenes in New England history, we are yet ignorant 
of many of the most interesting particulars of that period. 

The eventful story of our forefathers is yet to be written. 
" The lore of the fireside is becoming obsolete. With the 
octogenarian few, who still linger among us, will perish the 
unwritten history of border life in New England." 

The period of the Trojan war is called the Heroic Age of 
Greece. The Iliad of Homer, founded upon the incidents of 
that war, represents to us, in startling reality, the charac- 
teristics of the ancient Grecians ; their indomitable spirit and 
unyielding courage ; their superstitious awe of divine inter- 
ference ; their love of country predominating over that of kin- 
dred ; their eager desire to be led fourth to battle ; their rest- 
less inactivity in time of truce ; the martial spirit they infused 
in youthful breasts ; — all these qualities that made the 
Grecian's fame reach the most distant shores. The sightless 
bard has portrayed to us with matchless skill the noble im- 
press of the power of the Generals of Greece ; the wisdom of 
her statesmen ; the eloquence of her orators, surpassing emu- 
lation ; the sublimity of her poets, more musical and harmo- 
nious than any who lived before them, than all who have lived 
since their time. 

England's Heroic Age embraces the darkest and most per- 
plexing period in her annals. In tracing down the events 
through the Middle Ages, the historian when near the Age of 
Chivalry, finds that the poet has woven out of the doubtful 
and obscure, dark and mysterious tragedies : — " that he has oc- 
cupied the vacant field, turned to account the dark hint and 
half breathed suspicion, and poured into the unoccupied and 
too credulous ear his thrilling and attractive tale ; — that the 
genius of Shakespeare seized upon the history of this era as 
a vacant possession, and peopled it with beings, who had indeed 
historic names, but whose attributed actions lacked the stamp 
of authenticity." 

But the Historic Age of New England, the eventful story 



90 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

of the Puritans, has far more interesting connections. Look- 
ing back through a period of little more than two centuries, 
we turn to old England's shores, to the scenes in which they 
were " burning and shining lights," to the day of their long per- 
secutions, to the noble confessions of faith before the world, 
and " sealed with their blood." 

At Delfthaven we see them kneel on the sea-shore ; com- 
mend themselves with fervent prayer to the blessing and pro- 
tection of Heaven ; part forever from friends and liome, and 
native land ; embark upon the almost unknown seas, and un- 
complainingly encounter the dangers of the deep, to reach a 
place where they may in security worship the living God. 
And when their lone vessel reaches the bleak and barren sands 
of Cape Cod, — 

" On the deck then the Pilgrims together kneel down, 
And lift their hands to the source of each blessing, 
Who supports by his smile, or can blast with his frown, 
To Him their returns of thanksgi%'ing addressing, 
His arm through the ocean has led to the shore. 
Where their perils are ended, their wanderings are o'er." 

We admire the enthusiasm, which impelled them to emi- 
grate ; the firm, unshaken spirit with which they met the hor- 
rors of Indian warfare, endured the extreme privations of the 
comfortable homes they left behind, the sufferings and death, 
from disease and a cold winter, " lamenting they did not live 
to see the rising glories of the faitliful." 

The memory of these men lives enshrined in our hearts and 
enthroned upon our affections. Their energy and incorrupt- 
ible integrity prepared the way for the complete enjoyment 
of those blessings, which New England people so preeminently 
possess. Amidst the stirring excitement of the present day, 
simple legends of the past have become, many of them, irre- 
trievably lost. No poet has yet sung of the heroism of the Pil- 
grim Fathers. In coming ages some Homer may arise, who 
shall describe in immortal verse, the Heroic age of the New 
World ; who shall sing of the Mayflower and of Plymouth Rock; 
of Heroes more noble than Acliiles, or the son of Priam; of 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 91 

moral conflicts more sublime, of defeats more signal, than the 
battle between Greek and Trojan, than the sight of the ruins 
of the smouldering Ilium ; and of eloquence more sublime 
than appeals of Trojan Chiefs, or the thrilling harangues 
of Grecian leaders ; who shall sing of a submission to the de- 
crees, and of an obedience to the commands of the living and 
true God, more humble and yet more beautiful, than the bind 
ing superstitions and imposing ceremonies and sacrifices of the 
heathen deities. 

An affectionate and respectful remembrance of our worthy 
ancestors is a debt of gratitude which we can pay in no way 
as appropriately as by the exercises of today. 

If tradition speaks truly, the first inhabitants of the town 
were two Indians who lived near Angly Pond. An Indian is 
also said to have lived near the large oak in this neighborhood.* 
No further information of the history of these men can be 
found. But these rumors are undoubtedly correct ; for the fine 
facilities for fishing which the ponds in this town then af- 
forded, and the fine hunting ground the forests then presented, 
must have rendered it a favorite resort for the Red Man. 

Our imagfination takes us back to the time when tliis land 
was inhabited by the Indian only, and to scenes witnessed or 
enacted by him alone in centuries gone by. A wild and roving 
people once lived in these places, once performed their sacred 
rites in these beautiful groves, celebrated their festive days 
with strange ceremonies, and paid tribute to the memory of 
their dead with strangle lamentations. Unaccustomed to till 
the soil, and independent of the cares of life, they roved in 
careless indolence through these fields, bathed in these waters, 
and threaded the mazes of these forests in uninterrupted 
pleasure. 

*This tree stands in front of the dwelling bouse of Mr. Benjamin Saw- 
yer, and is the same as referred to by Rev. Henry True, in his letter to 
the Centennial Committee. It measures about twenty-five feet in cir- 
cumference. It is hollow, and formerly, by means of a hole near the 
ground, was a favorite hiding place for the boys in the neighborhood. 
The aperture has now grown over. 



92 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

To use the language of another,* " Here, long ago, and per- 
haps on the very spot where we are assembled, has been held 
the war dance around their council tires, while the surround- 
ing hills echoed their war whoop ; here with impassioned words 
and startling figures have they made the woods resound with 
their rude but irresistable eloquence, which, more potent than 
the peal of the " stirring drum " and the shrill fife, aroused 
them to deeds of daring and of valor." 

" And when in times of peace, softer passions swayed their 
hearts beneath these forest's pines, Indian youth have wooed 
their mates, and with the stars to Avitness and bless their vows, 
have pledged perpetual love and constancy." 

" But the scenes are all blotted out. The history of cen- 
turies is a blank. Oh ! could we roll back the oblivion tide, 
and expose to view what other days have witnessed ! could 
we but catch the sound of some soul-stirring song, or the 
echo of some strain of their simple and glowing eloquence ! 
But it cannot be. Nor song, nor speech can be gathered up. 

Like the 

" Flower that's born to blush unseen, 
And waste its sweetness on the desert air," 

they have died in the breeze that wafted them away." 

There is no record to show the exact time when Hampstead 
was settled. The earliest records of the town commence in 
January, 1749, with the first meeting under the charter. Ac- 
cording to tradition, the first settlement was made in 1728. 
The venerable man who ministered to this people so many 
years, and whose death we have so much reason to lament, 
did more than anyone else to preserve the most interesting 
events in our history. In his " Sketch of Hampstead, "f pub- 
lished in 1835, he remarks "that three white families, of the 
name of Ford, Heath and Emerson, moved into the place about 

*Rev. Samuel T. Allen. Taken from his address delivered at the Cen- 
tennial Celebration of the town of Merrimack, April, 1846. 

tit is proper to say that I am indebted to his " sketch " for many of 
the facts hero related; also to the town records. Most of the remaining, 
facts were communicated to me by the older inhabitants of the town. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 93 

the year 1728 ; Mr. Emerson cjinie from Haverliill and settled 
near a brook in the south part of the town. Some of his pos- 
terity remain here still, and among the most respectable in- 
habitants." 

No additional light has been discovered from a search among 
the records and papers of the town. Mr. Kelly was always 
remarkably exact in his statements, and took a commendable 
degree of pride in collecting such interesting portions of his- 
tory. I have not been able to learn the place where Mr. Em- 
erson or the other two families settled. 

But from the fact, that until recently, families of the name 
of Heath have lived in the east part of the town, and that that 
part is known to have been settled early, we may conclude that 
they located in that vicinity. 

But another account from some of our townsmen states that 
the first house in Hampstead was built by Mr. Edmund or 
Peter Morse, who moved from Newbury, Mass., and was the 
grandfather of Mr. Joseph Morse, and of Samuel Morse, Esq., 
recently deceased. The house stood in the pasture about 
half a mile northeast of the home of Dr. Samuel Morse. A 
part of the farm is still owned by the descendants. The same 
account states that Lieut. Peter Morse was a son of this Mr. 
Morse and the first white male person born in town, and that 
his daughter Judith was the first white female born in Hamp- 
stead. The cellar where this house stood is still to be seen. 
It is divided into two parts by the foundation of a large 
chimney. Four pines, from eight to twelve inches in diame- 
ter, now stand in the cellar. Near by these ruins is the first 
burial place of our fathers. There are over a hundred graves, 
and not a single monument to tell us the names of those who 
sleep beneath the sod ! 

Near the eastern shore of this pond* are found the ruins of 

*The exercises of this celebration were held in the "Davis Grove," 
situated on the western shore of the " "Wash pond " and extending to 
the water's edge. The grove is distinct from the ruins of the first settle- 
ment about half a mile in a direct line. 



94 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

the early settlement of the town. It was once the most popu- 
lous part, the center of importance. But nothing remains 
save the few relics which time has spared. The roughly stoned 
cellars, the half filled wells, and the beaten paths to favorite 
springs mark the spot where our hard}^ townsman first began 
to clear the land of its heavy growth of wood and timber, 
erected their log house and began to undergo the privations 
of a life in a new settlement. 

In this age of security and luxury we are apt to underrate 
the hardships which the first settlers of New England had to 
encounter. 

Our soil is a stubborn one, and yields a good return only to 
the most persevering toil. To live in those days, when all a 
family could get was what it could raise from the earth, or 
fashion with its hands ; when neighbors were few and far 
scattered, and each little household was dependent upon it- 
self alone for help and protection ; when the work of years 
was liable to be destroyed in a single night ; when the ruth- 
less savage was continually prowling about each settlement, 
and in an unguarded moment murdering or carrying into hope- 
less captivity women and children ; when no farmer felt secure 
at work in his field unless armed with his gun ; and when even 
the house of God was the scene of constant alarm from the 
actual or much dreaded attack of the Indians — to live in those 
days, and to contend with such difficulties is not the ordinary 
lot of man. 

In reviewing the history of our town we would gladly turn 
to the days of our first settlement and fix on some bright spot 
of the past. We would picture to ourselves scenes of rural 
contentment and quiet : the humble log liouse half concealed 
from view by tall maples and graceful elms, alike protected 
from the heat of summer and the cold storms of winter; the 
cheerful fireside ; the honest minded farmer and his simple- 
hearted dame, surrounded by a numerous family of stalwart 
young men and coy maidens, training to become efficient actors 
in the great struggle for American Independence. We fol- 



HAMPSTEAD, NICW HAMPSUIllE. 95 

low in imagination the hunter in the excitement of tlie chase, 
or in his perilous adventures in extermination of the wild 
beasts of the forest ; we hear the happy voice of the farmer 
toiling in his field, the quick blows of the woodman's axe, 
the loud crash of the falling tree, or the clear notes of the 
merry, laughing voices of children ringing through the woods, 
echoing across the calm surface of this beautiful pond, and 
dying away in the thick shades of the trees that covered its 
opposite shores. 

These scenes, we would gladly believe, constituted the rou- 
tine of their lives. But the reality differs widely from this 
ideal picture of rural quietness. Toil, severe and remitting, 
left them but little leisure to enjoy the more quiet of modern 
life. It was their lot to endure the hardsliips of pioneers in 
the wilderness. How they fared, what difficulties they en- 
countered, what efforts they made for the promotion of the 
moral and benevolent institutions, which are so peculiar to 
New England, history tells us not. The names of the great 
only are enrolled upon the book of fame. The historian 
records the name of the victorious warrior, the illustrious 
statesman, the eloquent orator, and the accomplished scholar. 
But the man whose lot it is to live and die upon the spot of 
liis birth, who lives in ignorance of the ways of the world, 
honestly performs his part in the drama of life, and, " bears 
love to God and good will to man," — dies lamented in the 
circle of immediate friends in which he moved ; but when 
they in turn quit all here below, his memory dies too. 

With the ruins of the first settlement of this town, fast 
crumbling to decay, will perish every memento of our earliest 
history. How forcibly are we reminded of the perishableness 
of early things ! A century and a quarter ago, this town 
was a wilderness, uninhabited by the white man, and only 
the occasional resort of the Indian. Today it is the abode of 
civilization, of happiness, of peace, and plenty. But its first 
settlers — where are they ? They sleep in the dust ; their very 
names, with hardly an exception, are lost, and no record re- 



96 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

mains of their eventful lives. With a sense of loneliness we 

ask " what is the history of man ? " and henceforth there comes 

the response, " born — living — dead." 

" The battle of life is brief— 

The alarm — the struggle — the relief — 

Then sleep we side by side." 

There is nothing upon the records of the town or elsewhere, 
that I have been able to discover, which reveals to us the his- 
tory of our earliest ancestors. But from the fact that in 
twenty years from the time of its first settlement, it had be- 
come of sufficient importance to be honored mth an act of 
incorporation, we may infer that, at least, an ordinaiy degree 
of success attended the settlement.* No untoward event 
probably interrupted its growth, so that in 1748 the people 
petitioned the Royal Governor for a town charter, which was 
granted on the 19th of January, 1749. This instrument ap- 
pears to have been regarded by our ancestors with a good 
deal of veneration. It was copied into the first book of 
Records, and to those at all curious in relics of antiquity, is 
a matter of interest. 

From the " Historical Sketch " by Mr. Kelly we find that 
Hampstead is made up of two segments, one from the town 
of HaverhUl, and the other from the town of Amesbur}^ ; both 
being cut off from those towns by running the State line in 
1741, and were thereby included \vithin the Province of New 
Hampshire. It was called originally, " Timberlane " on ac- 
count of its being an elevated, hard tract of land, and from 
the abundance of timber of the most valuable kinds, which 
rendered it a place of considerable resort. It was named 

*It was a far more difficult thing to plant a small colony at that time 
and cause it to tlourish, than it is at the present day, to build up a large 
city, or cause thriving villages to spring up, by enchantment almost, out 
of the midst of a thriving and industrious people. The largest city in 
this State, eleven years ago contained less than a thousand inhabitants ; 
in the compact part of it, where is now found a thriving population of 
14000 souls, there then stood but three houses and dwelt about a score of 
people. At the present day this increase is not uncommon. A century 
ago it required time to lay the foundation of a permanent settlement. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 97 

Hampsteacl, after a pleasant village of that name, in the Coun- 
t}'^ of Middlesex, in England, five miles north of London. 
The tOAvn was so named by Governor Wentworth. The Is- 
land in this town was reserved by him for his farm. This 
Island must formerly have been a place of considerable note. 
All accounts agree in saying the Governor reserved it for his 
own use. No such reservation appears in the Charter. It 
would be, perhaps, more proper to say that he owned the Is- 
land in his own right, in the same way that any private indi- 
vidual owned liis own farm. The buildings erected upon the 
Island must, in their day, have been considered of a superior 
kind. One of the houses was evidently intended for the oc- 
casional residence of the Governor, and the other, according 
to the English custom, was of a poorer kind, and devoted to 
the use of his domestics. 

Notwithstanding the buildings have been suffered to go to 
decay there are yet enough traces of improvements remaining, 
to render the spot one of the most beautiful places in the 
State. It was formerly called " Governor's Island." As it 
is wanting a name at this time a return to the old name would 
be very appropriate. 

In granting the Charter, the King reserved to himself, his 
" heirs and successors forever, all the white pine trees, grow- 
ing and being or that shall grow and be, on the said tract of 
land, fit for the use of his Royal Navy." Such a reservation 
was usual at that time ; but it has availed the poor king and 
his successors but little. Since we threw off the yoke of 
British allegiance, his successors have been forced to look 
elsewhere for the materials for the "Royal Navy," and England, 
twice humbled in her haughty pride, has found a powerful 
rival on the shores of America. 

In accordance with the provisions of the Charter, the first 
public meeting was warned to assemble for the purpose of 
organizing under it, by Daniel Little, Esq. The warrant is 
one of which we may as townsmen, well be proud. It is so 
indicative of the character of our New England ancestors, 
that I cannot forbear copying it. 



98 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

" These are to warn ye free holders and other inhabitants 
of ye town of Hampstead, qualified to vote in ye choice of 
Town Officers, to meet at ye New Meeting House in Hamp- 
stead, on ye first Wednesday of February next at 10 of ye 
clock in ye forenoon for ye following particulars, viz : 

1st. To choose town officers as ye law directs. 

2d. To see what ye said Town will do in order to make 
ye Meeting House more comfortable for ye public worsliip of 
God, and also to choose a Committee to take care of ye same. 

3dly. To consider and act what shall be thought best 
about ye place for six pews in ye new tier in ye front of said 
Meeting House. 

Ithly. To choose a Committee to provide a Minister to 
preach among us in order for settling amongst us, or what ye 
town may think most proper. 

Dated at Hampstead, Jan'y 24, 1749. 

Daniel Little, Justice of the Peace," 

The people were notified to assemble in the New Meeting 
House. This is the same building which is now used for a 
town house, and occasionally for religious services. It can- 
not be determined, certainly, when it was built. From the 
best information, we are lead to believe that it was raised- 
about the year 1745. It was probably built at the town's 
expense, as they seem by the records to have exercised ex- 
clusive control over it, in selling pews, making repairs, and 
taking care of it. 

The building that first served them for a place of worship 
must have been small, and of the kind universally erected by 
the Puritans, when they first settled New England. It was 
located upon the spot where " Spiggot Hall '" (recently so 
named) is now situated. Nothing remains to tell us when it 
was erected nor how long it was used. It was probably built 
of hewn logs, in the simplest manner, without porch or orna- 
ment, and without any pretentions to beauty or finish, after 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 99 

the mode of architecture then prevailing hi New England. 
Rough boards or logs constituted the pews, and the pulpit 
was scarcely anything better. A gallery for the choir was 
unheard of, or at least unthought of, being considered a dan- 
gerous innovation upon the Puritan simplicity. As was their 
custom in those times, the hymn was " deaconed out," a line 
at a time, (for hymn books were a luxury which they could 
ill afford) and all the congregation, who chose, joined in the 
singing ; a mode of praising God, often more in accordance 
with the real feelings of the heart, than the elegant, finished, 
but too frequently unmeaning way, in which the select choirs 
of the present day perform this delightful duty. 

The first meeting house must have been extremely uncom- 
fortable in the winter season; its walls being unplastered, 
and fires were out of the question, stoves being a thing un- 
heard of, in such a place. The building too, was erected when 
the population was small in numbers, and would not accommo- 
date the increasing wants of the people. From these con- 
siderations, they determined to erect a new and more com- 
modious place of worship. The new house which they 
constructed, reflects great credit upon them, for what must 
then have been considered an elegant and beautiful structure. 
It was built of durable materials, and for over a century it 
has withstood the ravages of time. Inconvenience of arrange- 
ment in the simplicity of its model, and in the beauty of its 
proportions, it stands a monument of Puritan skill and energy,, 
and of Puritan faith. 

The house was not put in its present shape till near the 
close of the eighteenth century, when the porch and steeple 
were added, and the house thoroughly repaired. Even the 
windows were not all glazed nor the doors all hung till some 
years after the frame was covered ; and it was many years 
before the walls were plastered. The Umited means of our 
fathers would not permit them to finish it as fast as they de- 
sired, or as convenience demanded. 

The erection of this house was considered by them indis- 



100 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

pensible. It was no mercenary motive that led our fathers 
to leave " Old England's " shores, encounter the perils of the 
deep, and endure the privations of a life in the ^^'ilderness. 
It must have been a strong and abiding love for religion, and 
a perfect faith in God, that induced our Puritan mothei"S to 
sever the ties of kindred and nation, to leave parents and 
friends all behind, and find in the wilds and severe climate of 
New England, a place to worship God in security, " accord- 
ing to the dictates of their own consciences ; " to find a refuge 
from persecution, and an asylum for the despised Pilgrim. It 
was a strong and abiding love of God that induced our fath- 
ers and mothers to leave the luxuries and pleasures of home 
— that word, the mention of which calls up in our memories 
a thousand pleasing associations, — and to settle in lands wliich 
would be continually harassed by Indian warfare, and at- 
tended with such " sure destruction of property, and life, and 
hope." " There was no face which did not gather paleness, 
and no heart which did not bleed at every pore. Everytliing 
in life was held and enjoyed in perfect uncertainty. The fond 
mother with her infant in her arms held him in perpetual fear. 
She felt that inward terror, that beating and throbbing of 
nature within the heart, which she only can know, who is 
nursing her infant for slaughter." Hearts that could put 
their trust in the Lord and brave dangers like these, more 
terrible, more uncertain, and attended with unheard of bar- 
barity, must have been imbued with a perfect love of God. 
It no longer, then, excites our wonder that every infant set- 
tlement had its sanctuary, that New England has become re- 
nowned for itsrreligion, its learning and its enterprise. Its 
ten thousand church spires, reaching upwards towards Heaven, 
point with unerring accuracy, to the cause of its superiority 
in morality and prosperity. 

Happily our own town never was the scene of Indian mas- 
sacre and cruelty. But the vicinity to other places which, in 
an unsuspecting moment became scenes of bloodshed, must 
have kept them in perpetual suspense. " Husbands and 



HAMPSTEA.D, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 101 

wives, parents and children, nightly retired to bed in safety, 
sunk together into silence, doubting ever to rise again." 

The same people came to settle tliis town and possessed the 
same undying love of God, and the same unyielding spirit to 
persecution. The strong love for the sanctuary, and sanc- 
tuary privileges, which they implanted in our breasts, is the 
richest legacy they could have bequeathed us. It outshines in 
splendor and in richness, " the wealth of Ormus and of Ind," 
It is no mean heritage to be the descendants of such a peo- 
ple. Well may we quote with pride the first warrant for the 
meeting of the freeholders, when every line but one was 
penned to take measures for the enjoyment of increased privi- 
lege in the worship of God and to provide a permanent preach- 
er of his word. 

The erection of their new Meeting House was an important 
one in their history. It is unfortunate that there is no record 
of it extant. Allow me to quote the language used upon an 
occasion similar to this. 

" It was apparent that it was in their hearts to build a house 
unto the Lord. At length the work went on. The forest, dense 
and hea\y, that then entirely surrounded the destined location, 
resounded with the woodman's axe. The oaks hard by, — ven- 
erable with the growth of centuries, — were felled, and fitted 
for their places ; at length, the day, so long an object of 
pious desire, on the part of some, and of wakeful interest 
among all, had arrived. At an early hour in the morning, from 
the remotest borders of the town, the men are gathering. All 
are prompt, and ready to act their several parts in the scene, 
than which none, perhaps, more joyous than ever before oc- 
curred in the history of the town. None of the actors survive 
to recount what transpired on that memorable day. We know 
however, that the raising of a Meeting House was an event of 
no ordinary interest. But in those days of progress and rap- 
id execution, when villages rise up like mushrooms, and Meet- 
ing Houses, comfortably provided with all fixtures, can be fur- 
nished at short notice, we can but imperfectly imagine the ex- 



102 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

citement that thiilled the infant settlement, on the occasion 
in question. 

" The morning of the day, we may well suppose, found their 
domestic matters done up in season ; and we seem to see them 
setting off, — the active and the able bodied, with their im- 
plements in hand, — the housewives neatly attired in their 
checkered aprons, on foot or on pillion, — the beardless vaunt- 
ing young men, and coy maidens, in Sunday dress, — all wend- 
ing their way to the central point of interest, where doubtless, 
m due time were assembled nearly all of the tlu-ee hundred 
population in town. 

" What deeds of strength and agility, in handling beams and 
rafters, — what skill in tilting and catching pins, — what hair- 
breadth escapes, — what presumptuous adventures, in walk- 
ing the giddy ridgepoles, — what notes of alarm from prudent 
mothers and careful housewives, — it is not for us to report. 
Nor would it be of interest, at this late period, to speak of the 
closing scenes of the day. It is enough to remark, that, as 
after the consecration of the Temple, Solomon held a feast, 
and all Israel with him, and on the eighth da}^ sent the peo- 
ple away, they came to their tents joyfully and glad of heart ; 
so, no doubt, abundant provision had been made for all those 
creature comforts once, — but not now, — deemed indispensa- 
ble at a raising. 

" The massive frame went up, without au}^ accident to mar 
the happiness of the occasion ; and there it has stood more 
than a century, defying the fierce blasts of winter, and the 
progress of decay, — and seems even now capable, with proper 
care, of lasting a century more. Though it has been taken 
from sacred and appropriated to secular uses, — there it stands 
solitary and alone, and seems without and witliin, like one 
forsaken ; yet- who can pass by it without emotion ? It is 
of New England architecture. It is a Puritan structure. 
. . . Centuries to come will approve and applaud the New 
England Ministers ^v'ho preached with a subduing power from 
high pulpits." 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIKE. 103 

The first town meeting was held on the seventh day of Feb- 
ruary, 1749.* Daniel Little was chosen Moderator, and had 
the honor of holding the first elective ofiice in town. Peter 
Eastman was elected Town Clerk, to which office he was an- 
nually elected with but two exceptions till 1776. Nathaniel 
Heath was chosen Constable, but not wishing to serve, hired 
Ebenezer Gile to take his place, and the town accepted the 
substitute. A board of five Selectmen was chosen, either be- 
cause it was the custom to choose that number, or because 
they thought five would be more prompt to serve the town 
well than three. The board consisted of John Johnson, Lieut. 
Peter Morse, George Little, Jacob Bailey, and Stephen John- 
son. The other offices were all filled no doubt by good men. 
Joseph Stevens and John Beard were elected Hogreeves. If 
the custom then prevailed as at the present time, of choosing 
the newly married to that ofiice, we are led to infer that Joseph 
Stevens and John Beard had recently worshipped at the altar 
of Hymen. It is certainly a custom of long standing. The 
office was not then, as now, a nominal one ; its duties were often 
onerous. Perhaps the custom owes its origin to a playful de- 
sire upon the part of the community at large, to render this 
naturally embarassing period of the newly wedded couple's life, 
more embarassing, by drawing to the happy groom, the atten- 
tion of the whole town. There may be somethmg peculiar in 
matrimony itself that renders him a suitable person to have 
charge of the swine running at large, and make him emphati- 
cally " master of the ring." Or, by ringing the nose of the un- 
fortunate pig, he may see a f orebodmg of what is to be his own 
fate, unless he shall float down the stream of wedded life, more 
safely than sometimes happens. The question will probably 
never be settled on strictly political principles. 

Some action was taken at tliis meeting for securing a set- 
tled Minister. But from a defect in the records it does not 
appear what action was had. From a fact that a minister was 

* This was old style. According to our chronology, it would be eleven 
days later. This remark will also apply to the date of our town charter. 



104 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

settled three years afterwards, in 1752, it is probable that this 
meeting prepared the way for future success, though its action, 
at that time, did not result in anything definite. 

At the annual meeting in 1750, among other things, it Avas 
voted " to hire a school master for six months in ye summer 
season, to teach ye children to read and write." We may 
point to this vote with great pleasure. That a town that had 
been settled but twenty-one years, and had probably, less than 
three hundred inhabitants, should be at an expense of sus- 
taining a school half the year, was an act which forms one of 
the brightest spots in our history. The next distinguishing 
feature, in the policy adopted by our fathers, to the noble ex- 
ample they set in the worship of God, is our system of com- 
mon schools. 

The men who settled New England, entertained correct 
ideas of true glory. They had been schooled in adversity and 
had learned to estimate truly human greatness and human 
power. They knew that " knowledge is power." In the ig- 
norance and superstition that shrouded the Old World in error, 
shut out the glad light of liberty, and fastened upon Europe 
the badge of the most despotic governments, they saw the 
destiny that awaited them in their new homes, unless they 
should lay deep the foundations of knowledge. They knew 
that freedom, without knowledge was but another name for 
slavery. The arrogant assumptions of the papal authority, 
the bitter, unrelenting cruelty of the Dark Ages, their own 
persecutions by their own firesides, served to make them 
strive more seriously, to establish what they conceived to be 
the truth. Our fathers saw the degradation of the masses 
of the Old World, and resolved that no such heritage should 
be the lot of their children. At the same time that they 
erected their own dwellings they also erected the schoolhouse. 

When they established the common school system, they 
performed an act whose influence will reach down through 
all time. 

Had it not been for the intelligence of the men of 1776, 



HAMPSTBAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 105 

America had never been free. Had it not been for the com- 
mon schools, our enterprise would not whiten every sea with 
the sails of our ships ; our commerce would not extend to the 
most distant ports ; our fabrics would not compete so success- 
fully with those of more favored climes ; our glorious Union 
itself would not have stood so long, unskaken by the dangers 
which threaten it without and within. 

Caesar, the hero of three hundred battles, the subjugator 
of eight hundred cities, the conqueror of three millions of 
people, one million of whom he slew in battle, has, indeed, 
rendered his name immortal. But long after the influence of 
his deeds shall have ceased to be felt, when liis name shall 
be remembered only to be associated with scenes of cruelty, 
shall the humble, unpretending acts of the Pilgrims move the 
mighty masses that shall come after them. 

The greatest foe to tyranny is knowledge. Millions, yet 
unborn, will unite to bless the men " who broke the magic 
spell of ignorance and error." 

We do not feel the full weight of the debt of gratitude , 
which we owe to the memory of our fathers. Not till we 
contrast our fortune with that of the millions of Europe, who 
are new struggling to burst the bonds that have so long held 
them in ignorance, and in humiliating dependence upon the 
nobility, can we feel the superiority of our condition. 

How different is the condition of common schools at the 
present day from what it was one hundred years ago I Then 
the town voted to liire a teacher for six months, to teach only 
reading and writing. So limited a course of education at 
this day, would hardly be thought to be a very good accom- 
plishment. But their effort for the education of the rising 
generation will seem a noble one when we consider that then 
almost the whole world was buried in ignorance ; that only 
here and there did the bright rays of knowledge illume the 
face of the earth ; that then the people considered the pos- 
session of knowledge beyond their reach, and forbore to strive 
after it ; that one century ago, the world was groping in the 



106 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

dark, — all knowledge of the truth effectually shut from the 
minds of the people, except when imparted through the 
medium of men whose interest it was to keep the masses in 
ignorance. Even in 1750, our town would compare favora- 
bly with the condition of many parts of our country at the 
present time. 

In our southern and western states, there is many an indi- 
vidual who can neither read nor write. But an hundred 
years ago it was not a common tiling to find a New Englander 
who could not do both. 

There are many yet living, who can count their whole term 
of " schooling " by weeks ; who travelled miles to school, and 
thought themselves fortunate to enjoy such privileges. The 
school houses of that time were wanting in almost every con- 
venience, and possessed none of the luxuries of modern times. 
Though often hardly worthy the name of a schoolhouse, often 
containing only a single room, cold and uncomfortable, amid 
the miniature snow banks which crept stealthily in between 
the crevices of the hewn logs, and through the cheerless days 
of winter, were educated as brave men and noble hearts as 
ever lived. 

The Testament was then the only reading and spelling 
book known ; and a copy-book consisted of a few leaves of the 
roughest paper. To this limited list of studies, arithmetic 
was soon added. At first no text book was used. Such ex- 
amples as would come up in the ordinary course of a man's 
business, were given out by the teacher, and the four funda- 
mental rules taught orally. In time Pike's arithmetic made 
its appearance, grew into general favor, and for a long time 
remained in exclusive use. But that, like ever3rthing else, 
must give place to improvement. Then followed Welch's, 
Adam's, Old and New, Colburn's, and lastly, to the honor of 
our town, the analytical, thorough and concise treatise by one 
of Hampstead's most distinguished sons. 

The rapidity with which it grew into general favor, the ex- 
tensive adoption of it in most of our schools, and the success 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. lOT 

with which it maintained its favor with the public in face of 
the most persevering competition, is proof stronger than words 
of its real merits. 

There is not time to notice all the improvements introduced 
into our schools. What distress accompanied the introduc- 
tion of new studies, what wry faces were made over the un- 
intelligible Images of Murray, what bitter tears were shed over 
hard, half learned tasks, and what fear of blistered hands or 
smarting limbs, — we leave for other pens on different occasions. 

It is proper, however, to allude to the important changes 
that have taken place in reading books. The New Testa- 
ment was, at first, the only reading book used. But from the 
sacredness of the book and on account of its being ill adapted 
to the capacities of different ages, it was superseded by other 
books. The American Preceptor and, for a long time, also, 
the English reader were favorite text books. In the improve- 
ments of the age, these books gave way to a series well 
adapted to the different ages and capacities of youth by an- 
other distinguished son of Hampstead.* For several years the 
town honored him by the exclusive adoption of his books. 
But the love for new things is irresistible ; and Emerson's 
reading books have been partially laid aside to make room for 
other candidates for public favor. The same author has fur- 
nished to the world a simple, neat, well arranged and correct 
spelling book, which has been exclusively adopted in schools 
in this town for nearly twenty years. The hundreds of 
editions that have been published, its almost universal adop- 
tion in schools, and the long time it has been in use are sure 
guarantees of its worth. The rival that can supplant it must 
present the strongest claims of excellence. 

The man who publishes a book for common school use 
wields a mighty influence. The character of his book oper- 
ates upon the mind when it is most susceptible of bias. It 

*Tlie North American Arithmetic in three parts, by Frederick Emer- 
son, Instructor in Boston. Benjamin D. Emerson, Esq., Roxbury, Mass., 
Emerson's National Spelling Book. 



108 MEMORIAL, OF THE TOWN OF 

is the duty of the people then to look into the character of 
the instruments which aid in forming the most lasting im- 
pressions the youthful mind ever receives. 

I believe no other town has the honor of being the birth- 
place of men whose school books have been so universally ap- 
proved and adopted. Tliis fact, together with the esteem 
with which we have always regarded them, must be my apol- 
ogy for alluding to what at first sight might not seem strictly 
appropriate to the occasion. 

Our fathers had not the advantages which we enjoy. The 
town in 1750 contained but one district, and according to the 
terms of the vote the school was to be sustained only in the 
summer season. Its advantages could not, therefore, have 
been extensive. The great distance must have excluded 
most of the smaller children, and the duties of the farm and 
the dairy in the busiest season of the year must have deprived 
many of the elder cliildren from attending. The first attempts 
in other parts of New England to establish schools were at- 
tended by similar inconveniences, and produced only the same 
limited advantages. But from tliis small germ has grown up 
around us our strongest bulwark of defense. It is the cause 
of our unexampled prosperity. In vain will bigotry and in- 
fidelity attempt to undermine our security wliile our system 
of common schools is cherished as one of the efficient aids to 
religion and national prosperity. The foundation of all pros- 
perity is in an enlightened community. An ignorant people, 
though inhabiting the most favored land on earth, soon sinks 
into insignificance. 

Our extended sea-coast invites the merchant to traverse the 
ocean for trade with every clime. Our fertile valleys have 
given employment to the agriculturist. Our numerous water- 
falls have attracted the enterprising manufacturer. " Cities 
spring up like exhalations under the magic touch of his wand, 
and the hum of macliinery arises out of the midst of a tlu-if ty, 
industrious and happy people." The majestic plains and 
rivers of the west have collected adventurers from every part 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 109 

of the world. Our country exhibits to other nations the un- 
exampled rise and prosperity of a free, self-governed and ed- 
ucated people. The common school S3^stem has been one of 
the most effective means in producing these magic changes. 
Its benefits and its inevitable results are arguments which 
come directly home to the hearts and understandings of a great 
body of people. To the foresight and wisdom of the Pilgrim 
we are indebted for this rich legacy. With what care and 
anxiet}^ then should we cherish it, so that we may hand it 
down to those who shall come after us, not only untarnished, 
but in our hands made the instrument of increased good. 

Time forbids indulging in any further reflections to which 
so fruitful a subject invites our attention. The remaining 
events in our town's history must be rapidly run over. 

At this time there appears to have been some trouble con- 
cerning the parsonage lands. The proprietors of Haverliill 
srranted to the inhabitants of Timberlane a tract of land " for 
ye use of the first minister who should settle here." At this 
meeting, in 1750, it was voted " that Esq. Little, Capt. Copps 
and Jolm Webster should be a committee to agree with Thos. 
Haynes to go off ye parsonage land if they can do it on rea- 
sonable terms." This committee was unsuccessful in effect- 
ing a settlement with Mr. Haynes. It is not easy to ascertain 
wherein the difficulty consisted. The dispute was about the 
title. At different meetings the town chose committees to 
prosecute the trespassers, or to settle with them, or to refer the 
matter. So many votes were passed and reconsidered that it 
is not possible to ascertain how the matter was finally adjusted. 
The last vote upon the town records is to give it to anyone 
to hold in fee simple who will take up the case and prosecute 
it to final judgment. Probably some amicable adjustment was 
made which secured the lands to the town.* 

*Since the above was delivered I have learned that the above named 
lands do not make a part of the present parsonage. They are situated 
on the west road leading from Mr. Daniel Emerson's to the Wadley cor- 
ner. Rev. Henry True, soon after his settlement, sold out his interest 
for a mere song, and the purchaser made a very profitable investment 
for his money. 



110 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

An article was inserted in the warrant " to see if ye town 
would give Mr. Merram a call to settle as a gospel minister 
in ye town." From a defect in the records, it cannot be as- 
certained what was done. 

In August, 1750, at a meeting holden for the purpose, a 
committee was chosen " to supply ye pulpit,, with ye advice 
of ye neighboring ministers." A similar vote was passed in 
1761. The town had preaching most of the time. At a 
meeting held on the 25th day of February, 1752, the town 
voted to " choose and elect Mr. Henry True, to settle with 
us in ye work of ye ministry." "Voted to give Mr. True 
for his annual salary, <£450 each of ye two first years, in 
money, old tenor, or equal to it, in money ; and after ye first 
two years are expired, then £500 a year, of ye like money, 
during ye time he continues to carry on ye work of ye minis- 
try, amongst us in this town of Hampstead." At an adjourned 
meeting, as an additional inducement for him to come XIOOO, 
o. t. one half in bills of credit, and ye other half in labor and 
materials for building — also twenty cords of wood, annually, 
after he hath a family. Also ye peaceable possession of ye 
land granted by the Proprietors of Haverhill, to ye first min- 
ter who should settle in Timber Lane." To a call of the 
town, and this liberal offer, JNIr. True returned a letter of ac- 
ceptance. 

Mr. True came from Salisbury, Mass. He was graduated 
at Harvard College in 1750, and was ordained June 24th, 
1752, and continued in the minis tiy almost thirty years, till 
his death. " He always maintained the character of a good 
man " says Rev. Mr. Kelly, " agreeably to the text. Acts 11 : 
24, which Rev. Edward Barnard of Haverhill preached from at 
his ordination. During the first half of his ministry no clergy- 
man was more highly esteemed, or better treated by the peo- 
ple than he was. As his family increased, they added to his 
salary ; the whole sum that the people gave him, over liis regu- 
lar salary, was nearly |3000 ; and this was when the daily wages 
of selectmen was only two shillings. But towards the close 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIEE. Ill 

of his ministry they cut down his salary for several years, to 
$200 a year. Other ministers came into the place, and by 
zealous and loud speaking, produced great commotion, but no 
revival among the people, who were very sanguine and versa- 
tile in their opinions. This did not unsettle the good minis- 
ter, nor sully his character, in tlie views of any man, but it 
reduced his salary and the number of his hearers, so that after 
liis decease the people were in trouble." For many years, in 
consequence of a division amongst themselves, they attempted, 
unsuccessfully, to settle a new minister. 

In 1755, during the old French War, Mr. True went into 
the army as chaplain; also agam in 1762. In a letter to his 
wife, dated July 11th, at Crown Point, he gives an interest- 
ing account of matters occurring in the camp ; he speaks of 
the great drought which was so fatal to the crops that year. 
His connection with the army does not appear to have been 
marked by any strikmg events. After remaining there the 
appointed time, he returned to his family and people. 

Mr. True died suddenly on the 2 2d of May, 1782, in the 
fifty-seventh year of his age. It was on the Sabbath, just as 
he was ready to leave his house for the house of God, to 
preach as usual, when, with scarcely a moment's warning, he 
was called to a " tabernacle not made with hands," to spend 
an eternal Sabbath of rest. 

Mr. True was the means of doing much good ; his influence 
is felt to this day. He left a numerous family of children, 
who settled in different parts of our land, and carried with 
them the habits and virtues which their father instilled into 
their minds in their youth. 

Dr. Jabez True, his son, was one of the first settlers of 
Ohio ; he led a life of more than ordinary usefidness. He 
died m 1823, at the age of sixty-three. His memory is still 
cherished by the descendants of the early pioneers of that 
great state for his universal charity, simplicity of manners, 
and smcere piety. 

Rev. Henry True, another son, was for many years settled 



112 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

in the State of Maine, and now in his old age is enjoying the 
consciousness of ha\dng lived a useful life, and is command- 
ing the veneration and respect of every one. 

The people of this town can bear testimony to the life of 
usefulness which another of the family has led. Her visits 
of mercy to the sick, her sympathy for the poor and dis- 
tressed, her disinterested zeal in works of charity and benevo- 
lence, have endeared her to us witli many ties of affection. 

In 1753, the town offered a bounty of four pounds on every 
wolf killed in the town. An incident which occurred about 
this time was the cause of the passage of tliis vote. Lieut. 
Peter Morse was tending a coal pit upon his land at some 
distance from his house. At night, when ready to return to 
his family, he found himself surrounded by several wolves. 
He was obliged to pass a long and sleepless night in the for- 
est, and saved his life only by continually throwing fire- 
brands at them. 

Every vestige of the wilderness has long been removed. 
Among the most vexatious and often calamitous annoyances 
wliich were continually harassing our ancestors, was the at- 
tacks of wild beasts upon their flocks. 

The warrant for the annual meeting in 1756, commences 
with the caption, " Pro^dnce of New Hampshire. In his INIaj. 
esty's name, you are required to meet," etc. This caption was 
used this year for the first time, and was continued till the 
commencement of the Revolutionary war, when it was 
changed to the " Colony of New Hampshire. In the name of 
the Government and People, you are notified,"' etc. After 
the formation of the Constitution it was again changed to 
" State of New Hampshire, in the name of said State, you 
are," etc. These changes of captions, though considered small 
matters to themselves, serve to show how ready the people 
were to renounce all allegiance to the King of England. 

In 1758, a committee was chosen to defend a suit brought 
by the town of Kingston against Hampstead. The difiiculty 
continued eight years before it was settled. Before the state 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 113 

line was run in 1741, Hampstead as now constituted, belonged 
mostly to Haverhill. But a small portion of the eastern part 
of the town, wliich went by the name of " Amesbury Peak," 
was claimed both by Kingston and by Amesbury, although 
the latter town exercised jurisdiction over the territory. 
Kingston then comprehended all that is now Kingston, East 
Kingston, Danville and Sandown, and being incorporated fifty- 
five years before Hampstead, would also embrace the disputed 
territory after the running of the State line. 

Though that town had slept fifty-five years before the in- 
corporation of Hampstead, yet in 1760 " they at last waked 
up, and fell upon the town, with redoubled force, with writ 
after writ." These law suits caused the town a good deal of 
trouble, and many meetings were called for the purpose of 
setthng the difficulty, or defending the suits. At one time 
the town voted to pay Kingston one thousand pounds old 
tenor, and costs, which must have amounted to a round sum. 
There is another vote to pay Kingston twelve hundred pounds, 
and stUl another to pay three thousand pounds. But it is 
difficult to say whether the town ever paid Kingston anything, 
except the costs. At this state of the difficulty, the Gover- 
nor interfered and compromised the matter by granting to 
Kingston, of a tract of land near the Connecticut River. The 
new township was named Unity, because the granting of it 
made peace between Hampstead and Kingston. The settle- 
ment was finally effected in 1776. It would be very fortu- 
nate if all difficulties arising out of disputed territories, could 
be settled as amicably as this was. 

In 1762, the town voted " to keep the meeting house doors 
shut against all such preachers, whose principles and conduct 
are such that neither Congregational nor Presbyterian 
churches amongst us can hold communion with, or admit as 
preachers." From the testimony of Mr. Kelly, " almost all 
the followers of the new preachers became downright infidels 
of which, it is said, this town had more than any other then 
known in the State. They sowed the seeds of wickedness so 



114 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

much that their pernicious influence was felt for many years 
afterwards by the goodly number of sober people, who then 
had no minister to speak the word of truth, and break the 
bread of life to them." 

This account should be taken with some grains of allow- 
ance. Mr. Kelly wrote with all the prejudices of a zealous 
minister of the eighteenth century. The Puritans looked with 
jealousy upon any sect of Christians, other than their own. 
The people of tliis town partook fully of that feeling, and 
very probably, opposed the new creeds springing up around 
them who were indifferent to any particular creed in religion, 
to sympathize with the persecuted. This is always the result 
of bitter opposition. Often the surest way to put down error 
is to leave it unnoticed. If the doctrine has merits of its 
own, it will then stand upon them alone ; and if it is really an 
error, it will fall and destroy itself in its own ruins. 

The pay of selectmen about this time was two shillings 
per day, lawful money. The town at the annual meeting 
voted what compensation the selectmen for the year previous 
should receive. Sometimes they voted to pay them noth- 
ing. This was not a very complimentary estimate of the 
value of their services ; but if our public servants at the pres- 
ent day should be paid for the good which they actually do 
perform, they would undoubtedly be more active to perform 
their duties faithfully and less eager to sustain the burdens 
of public office. 

Our town has had its share of public calamities. In 1737 
in the latter part of the winter, large numbers of cattle died 
from scarcity of hay, and many families suffered extremely 
from want of bread. In 1738, " there was a remarkable worm, 
which ate the leaves from the oak trees. Other vegetation 
also suffered." " In 1741, the winter was colder than almost 
any man ever knew in New England." In 1749, was the 
greatest drought ever known in the land. One person writes, 
" that five acres of good land, newly laid down, produced but 
one load of hay. That he mowed several days but could not 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 115 

get two hundred a day." Some people cut down trees for 
their cattle to browse, and many sent to Virginia for hay. 
The corn crop yielded well that year, else their sufferings 
must have been severe. In 1756, a malignant fever prevailed 
wliich swelled the number of deaths to thirty. In a popula- 
tion of three hundred, this was a fearful mortality. These 
calamities are, however, too well known to require any further 
notice. 

The circumstances of procuring a bell in this town are at- 
tended with some interest. Dea. Thomas Huse, of West 
Newbury, Mass., in 1800 owned and lived upon the Island. 
He was a particular friend of Mr. Kelly, and said to him one 
day, " you have a steeple here and need a bell. If you v/ill 
go to Mr. George Holbrook of Brookfield, and speak for a 
bell, I will pay for it." The bell was accordingly procured 
and brought upon the ground, before any man in Hampstead 
knew anything about it, except the two who had been spoken 
to, to make the frame. It was fu*st suspended from a limb 
of the old oak tree, in the neighborhood, and rung, much to 
the surprise of all the people, who had not been apprised of 
the event ; a very harmless and agreeable way of perpetrating 
a joke.* 

It is worthy of note, that there are seven farms in this town 
that have remained in the same families over one hundred 

*Many of the foregoing facts and statements are found in the " sketch 
of Hampstead," before alluded to. 

The following extract is taken from the deed of conveyance by Dea. 
Huse: " I Thomas Huse of Hampstead, &c., in consideration of the love, 
and good will, and affection which I have and bear to the inhabitants of 
the town of Hampstead in general. And to the Congregational Church and 
Society in particular, and with a view and desire to unite a spirit of lib- 
erality, and to promote good order, harmony and peace in the said town 
of Hampstead, have given, granted, and confirmed, and by these presents 
do give, grant, and confirm unto the said town of Hampstead, for the 
use and benefit of said inhabitants in general, and for the use and bene- 
fit of said Church and Society in particular, — forever — a certain meeting 
house bell now on the meeting house in said Hampstead, made by Geoi-ge 
Holbrook, at Brookfield, Mass., . . ," Records of Hampstead, Vol- 
2, pp. 62-3. 



116 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

years.* It is an old and familiar adage, " there's no place 
like home," these farms, then, must be doubly dear to their 
present owners. The reminiscences of childhood, and the 
scenes enacted around those hearth stones of their fathers, 
render these places dear to them, with a thousand ties of af- 
fection. 

At a special meeting of the town, called on the twentieth 
of December, 1774, it was voted, " that the money called for 
from this town, in order to support the expense of the Dele- 
gates of the General Congress sent by this Province, shall be 
paid out of the town stock." 

" Also a Committee of Inspection be chosen to regard the 
conduct of the people, touching the association of the Gen- 
eral Congress." 

At a special meeting, held July 15, 1776, it was voted "to 
raise a sum of money sufficient to hire thirteen men to join 
the Continental Army under Gen. Sulliavan, at Canada, or at 
Crown Point." " Voted to set aside and excuse all those per- 
sons who have done a turn in the war the last year, or their 
proportion of a turn in said war, from paying any part." The 
town also chose a committee to hire and enlist the thirteen 
men called for, and empowered them to procure money for 
the payment of the soldiers. 

This meeting was held either immediately upon the recep- 
tion of the news of the Declaration of Independence or a few 
days prior, and when that instrument was the general subject 
of thought and conversation. It shows that ours was not be- 
hind other towns in responding to the action of Congress. 
Committees of Inspection were chosen at different times dur- 
ing the war. 

In 1777 another draft was made upon this town, " for men 
to join the Continental Army under Col. Bartlett." The town 

*These farms are either owned or occupied by the following persons, 
viz: Mr. Jonathan Williams, Heirs of John H. Clark, who died the 
present season, Mr. Caleb Hadley, Dr. Samuel Moi'se, Mr. Moses Atwood, 
Mr. Amasa Eastman, and widow Mary Calef. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. llT 

immediately voted to send the men, and joined the selectmen 
with the commissioned officers to procure them. 

In December, 1777, John Calef was chosen a "representa- 
tive to act in the General Assembly, to be holden at Exeter, 
with full power to transact such measures as the Assembly 
might judge necessary for the public good ; and, also, to choose 
Delegates to the Continental Congress." Mr. Calef was an- 
nually chosen to represent the town, till our present Consti- 
tution was adopted. The unlimited power entrusted to him 
speaks volumes in favor of his integrity, and of the confidence 
the people reposed in liim. It also shows that this town was 
ready to perform its share of the great Revolution to be ef- 
fected on this Continent. 

Many other towns would not empower their Delegates with 
full authority from a distrust of the expediency of some of 
the measures then proposed, but wliich time has proved to 
have been wisely enacted. 

In 1778 a committee was chosen " to provide for the fami- 
lies of those that had gone into the army for the town of 
Hampstead." At the annual meeting in 1778 it was voted 
even in anticipation " to procure the soldiers that might be 
called for during the year." In 1779 it was voted " to allow 
those soldiers that were for and from this town something for 
their losses in their retreat from Tianterga (Ticonderoga?), 
in 1777." At a special meeting, in May, 1779, they voted 
" to procure the men' (five in number) then called for, and also 
to raise more men if called for that year." Again in July 
another meeting was called and new measures taken to pro- 
cure men to join the New Hampshire Battalion ; and, also to 
procure men to go to Rhode Island to join the army there. 
At this time the paper currency issued by Congress had de- 
preciated so much as to be almost worthless. The people of 
Portsmouth met to consider what remedy could best be ap- 
plied. Their consultation resulted in fixing a price for all ar- 
ticles of merchandise, which should be uniform throughout 
the state. The selectmen of Portsmouth issued circulars to 
the different towns asking their co-operation. 



118 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

At a special meeting this town " voted to come into the 
plan adopted at Portsmouth, provided three-fourths of the 
other towns should do the same." The adoption of this plan 
necessarily resulted in great pecuniary sacrifices. 

There are many other interesting votes passed during the 
Revolution, but enough have been noticed to show that this 
town took an active part in that great struggle. There was 
no time during the war when this town did not furnish its 
full quota of men. Its money was freely given, and its men 
willingly sent forth to fight the battles of a common country. 
In Rhode Island, on the shores of Lake George, and at Crown 
Point are entombed the ashes of our townsmen. In common 
witli the rest of our country our ancestors were aroused by 
the insults and injuries heaped upon them by England. They 
fought against powerful odds. In the darkest periods of the 
Revolution the heart}^ yeomanry flocked around the standard 
of America, and wrested from the hands of our mother land 
the power which she vainly asserted. In the eloquent lan- 
guage of another,* "those were times that tried men's souls, 
and never, in any age, or in any country, did there exist a race 
of men whose souls were better fitted for the trial. Patient 
in suffermg, firm in adversity, calm and collected amid the 
dangers which pressed around them, cool in council and brave 
in battle, they were worthy of the cause, and the cause was 
worthy of them." In their privations and wrongs " the suffer- 
ers were upheld by that kind of holy fortitude which enabled 
the Christian martyrs to smile amidst the flames, and to tri- 
umph even in the agonies of death." .... " Every grade 
of society, all ages and all sexes, kindled in this sacred com- 
petition of patriotism. The ladies of the Colonies, in the 
dawn, and through tlie whole progress of the Revolution, shone 
with pre-eminent lustre in this war of fortitude and self- 
denial. They renounced without a sigh the use of the lux- 
uries, and even of the comforts to wliich they had been ac- 

*Wirt's life oi! Patrick Henry. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 119 

customed, and felt a nobler pride in being dressed in the simple 
productions of their own looms than they had ever expe- 
rienced from glittering in the brightest ornaments of the east." 

If our fathers and mothers did not occupy so prominent a 
place in the great drama of the Revolution, as others who lived 
nearer the scenes of active operation, it was not because they 
lacked brave and patriotic spirits. They contributed their full 
quota of the honest yeomanry that composed our bravest 
troops. They freely gave of their fortunes to promote the 
sacred cause ; they protected from hunger and danger the 
wives and little ones of those who had gone manfully forth to 
fight. In that day America knew no distinction of rank or 
person. It was a common cause for the common good. The 
humblest soldier in that war, if animated by the same patriotic 
feelings, deserves and receives the same grateful remembrance 
from posterity. What though his name be lost ! What though 
every trace of his life's history be destroyed I He performed 
well his part in life, and the influence of his acts will descend 
through all time, and incite other men in other ages to the 
same noble struggles to become free, even as now the cowering 
millions of Europe are striving to break the tyranny of power ; 
even as the noble Hungarians are contending for life and lib- 
erty against the allied despotic powers of Austria and Russia. 

It is proper to notice, though from necessity briefly, the prin- 
cipal men of our town. 

Richard Hazzen came from Haverhill, Mass., and was among 
the first settlers. He was graduated at Harvard College in 
1717 ; in 1741 he was one of the principal surveyors in running 
the Hue between tliis State and Massachusetts. He died sud- 
denly in October, 1754. He was a useful and trustworthy 
citizen, and was esteemed by his fellow townsmen. He was 
so well known and prominent, that he is mentioned on the rec- 
ords simply as Mr. Hazzen, his christian name being omitted. 

Daniel Little Esq. also came from HaverliiU. By the au- 
thority given him in the town charter, he called the first town 
meeting for the purpose of organizing. He was often chosen 



120 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Selectman, and placed upon important committees, and was a 
valuable and influential citizen. He died in 1777, at the good 
old age of eighty-six, lamented by all his fellow townsmen. 
His descendants compose a numerous and valuable part of our 
population. His son Samuel was a justice of the Peace, often 
one of the Selectmen, and frequently filled other important of- 
fices in town. Another son, Rev. Daniel Little, was the first 
minister of Kennebunk, Maine ; and preached in this town, be- 
fore the settlement of Mr. True. He was a member of the 
American Academy of Arts and Sciences and had the honorary 
degree of A. M. conferred upon him at Harvard College. 

Gen. Jacob Bailey resided in this town several years. He 
came from Newbury, Mass., and was a very enterprising man. 
After living here several years he went as leading man and 
settled in Newbury, Vt., which town he named after his na- 
tive place. He was distinguished as an officer in the Revo- 
lutionary War. 

Capt. John Hazzen, who was born in Haverhill, Mass., and 
nephew to Richard Hazzen, was also a man of enterprise. 
After living in this town several years, he removed to settle 
in Haverhill of this state, which place he named after the 
place of his nativity. 

Hon. Charles Johnson was another very worthy man, who 
went from this place with Capt. Hazzen, as one of the first 
and most valuable men in that company. 

Hon. John Calef, born in Newbury, Mass., came to this 
town from Kingston, N. H. He was a descendant of the 
celebrated Robert Calef, a merchant of Boston, who so stren- 
uously withstood the measures of the government in putting 
supposed witches to death in Salem, Mass. He was a dea- 
con in the Church at Hampstead thirty-five years, — a Justice 
of the Peace twenty-nine years, and of the Quorum through- 
out the state thirteen years ; — Judge of the Court of Com- 
mon Pleas twenty-five years, and Clerk of the House of Rep- 
resentatives twenty-five years. He annually represented this 
and two neighboring towns in the General Assembly, during 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 121 

the war of the Revolution, at a time when he was under 
tliirty years of age. He was also a member of the Commit- 
tee of Safety, with discretionary power to transact all State 
affairs during the recess of the assembly. At the age of 
eighteen he was an under officer on the shores of Lake Cham- 
plain, in the war against the French and Indians. He was 
also an officer in the Revolutionary army. He was secretary 
of the convention for forming the State Constitution, and of 
the convention for ratifying the Federal Constitution. He 
was chosen State Treasurer but did not accept the office. In 
his memoir it is said, " that no man ever more sacredly re- 
garded the will of the peopled He died in 1808, in the sixty- 
eighth year of his age. On the meeting of the legislature 
the next month, it was voted in testimony of respect for his 
memory, that the members of the house would wear black 
crape, on the left arm during the session. " To the close of 
his life, he sustained a fair, unblemished character, which 
envy or malice would scarce dare impeach."* 

There is not time to notice, at large, other prominent men. 
A mere mention of their names must suffice. Among those 
whom we hold in grateful remembrance, are Dea. Peter East- 
man, for twenty years town clerk ; Dea. Benjamin Kimball ; 
Capt. William Marshall, the first representative from tliis town 
under the new constitution ; Dea. Timothy Goodwin ; Lieut. 
Peter Morse ; Dea. Samuel Currier ; Daniel Little Esq., re- 
cently deceased ; Dea. Moses Little ; Dea. Job Kent ; John 
True Esq. ; Col. Jonathan Little ; Reuben Harriman ; Col. 
Benjamin Emerson ; Dea. John Emerson ; Bartholemnew 
Heath ; Jonathan Eastman ; Jesse Gordon Esq. ; and Isaac 
Noyes Esq., deceased the present year. There are names of 
many others, in the history of the town, whom we would like 
to notice and who have equal claims upon our remembrance. 
But time forbids us to delay. Nor is it necessary to recite 

*The preceding- account of the prominent citizens is condensed from 
Mr, Kelly's "Sketch of Hampstead " and from the History of Judge 
Calef, Information from other sources has been added. 



122 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

their histories. We hold their acts in grateful remembrance. 
The inHuence of their well spent lives is felt by us today. 
Their love of order and religion, their veneration for things 
sacred, their public spirit, worthy of imitation in these days, 
their generosity toward objects of charity, and their friendly 
relations in neighborhoods, and among each other, — all their 
noble traits of character command our highest veneration. 

To the memory of the venerable man, who recently left this 
world, as we trust for a better one, it is fitting that we pay 
more than a passing tribute. 

Rev. John Kelly was born in Amesbury, Mass., February 
22nd, 1763 ; he was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1791 
and ordained at Hampstead, December 6, 1792. There was no 
dissenting voice against his settlement, although for ten years 
previous, there had been no settled minister here, and many 
ineffectual attempts had been made to procure one. The sal- 
ary voted to him was sixty pounds a year, and the use of the 
parsonage, " also ten cords of wood a year for ten years, and 
if he shall not find that sufficient, liberty to cut more from the 
parsonage." When ten years should expire, they were to give 
him fifteen cords a year. They also voted to give him " two 
cows and six sheep when called for." 

To the call and offer of the town, he returned with liis 
usual frankness, an affirmative answer ; an answer, too, wliich 
breathes the spirit of evangelical piety. 

It is worthy of mention, that Mr. Kelly outlived every indi- 
vidual who was a member of his church at the time he became 
connected with it. Of all the men who helped settle him, only 
two survive.* It was his lot to see the rest depart, one after 
another, to the spirit land, to find himself left almost alone to 
mourn their departure, and to witness the extinguishment 
of the " objects of their ardent hopes and high endeavor." 

The result of his labors is known to us all. Scandal never 
moved its tongue to defame his character or oppugn his mo- 

*Capt. Jonathan G. Little and Mr. Hezekiah Ayer. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 123 

tives. In private life he was distinguished for mildness and 
dignity ; in the discharge of his public duties, for meekness, 
for practical knowledge in life, and in the scriptures, for 
sound judgment and correct taste. Although all here present 
may not have agreed with him in religious belief, yet all will 
unite in according to him the best intentions in all liis ac- 
tions. 

First convinced of the correctness of his opinions, he en- 
deavored mildly but firmly to convince others. At the bed- 
side of the sick, and in the house of mourning he was a fre- 
quent visitor. Conscious of the duties and responsibilities of 
his profession, it was liis highest endeavor to live a fit exam- 
ple of a Godly and Christian minister. 

To the dying he strove to point out the way to eternal 
life ; to the affiicted, the consolation of religion ; and to all, 
the importance of obedience and implicit faith in the wisdom 
of our Creator. 

To him death was a welcome messenger. He was pre- 
pared to go " through the valley and shadow of death without 
fear." In lipe old age, after almost half a century spent in 
the work of the ministry, he went down to the grave beloved 
and lamented by all who survived him. 

We have thus, fellow citizens, run rapidly over our history 
down to the commencement of the present century. The 
events that have since transpired are of a most recent occur- 
rence, that they need not now be reviewed. 

It is little more than a century since the first white man 
pressed liis feet upon our soil ; and yet how little do we know 
of the eventful lives of our fathers ! The place of their 
abode contains hardly a relic of their habitations. In the im- 
provements of the age, and in the progress of the acts, we 
have lost sight of their customs, and discarded the things so 
familiar to them. The ruins yet to be seen, disclose to our 
minds scenes of deep and thrilling interest. In the infancy 
of this settlement, what interesting topics of conversation 
served to beguile the weary hours of evening ; what joys and 



124 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

sorrows occurred to break the monotony of their lives ; with 
what anguish the whole household watched for the return of 
the absent father or son ; what fear of the prowling wolf or 
lurking savage, filled their minds, weary with watcliing, we 
have not time to inquire. When, in the long and dark night 
of the Revolution, so many of their young men had gone 
forth to battle, with what painful suspense did the family 
wait for news from the absent ones. And when the painful 
intelligence came that the eldest and favorite son of their be- 
loved pastor had fallen in battle, with what rapidity did the 
intelligence pass from house to house ; what increased anxiety 
did parents feel lest the next messenger should announce that 
a beloved friend had fallen in battle. What sleepless nights 
did they pass in tearful thought of the absent ones, the be- 
wildered imagination picturing a fond husband or son suffer- 
ing the privations of a life in camp, perchance lying wounded 
upon the field of battle, with no friend to bathe his burning 
temples, or to bring a cup of water to cool his parching 
thirst. Or again in frightful dreams beholding his corse 
stretched lifeless upon the battle plains, the cold moonbeams 
shining into liis features, fixed in death. 

For a brief hour we have attempted to live in the past only. 
We have followed our ancestors from the earliest period of 
their history, to the latest acts of their lives. We have suf- 
fered with them in their troubles and rejoiced with them in 
their joys. We have seen them a hardy, enterprising, and 
patient race, struggling against want and privations and ca- 
lamities of war, and all the evils incident to a new settlement ; 
and we have seen them too, though lacking the luxuries of 
wealth, and the refinements of polished society, exerting their 
influence, and laboring in the cause of religion and of educa- 
tion, and those benevolent institutions so common to New 
England, that they have made it renowned the world over, 
for virtue and enterprise. We have not found them without 
their faults. But " their faults were usually virtues carried too 
far," " faults partly belonging to the time but more the effect 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 125 

of strong feelings without the advantages of early discipline. 
At the same time we have seen m them the rudiments of real 
refinement, warm, kind, and gentle feelings, and specimens 
of politeness worthy of the patriarchal age." 

But they are gone forever from their places. Their ashes 
are embodied in yonder burial place. They are gone, and 
with them all they loved or feared, the objects so dear to them 
in life, and the temptations they labored so hard to remove. 
But they yet speak to us. Their example lives, and today 
brightens the sun of our existence with its living influence. 

There comes up the thought full of meaning, what will be 
the condition of our beloved town a century to come? At 
the next Centennial Celebration who will be the actors? 
Time alone can disclose the fortune that awaits those who 
shall come after us. But we know who will not be actors 
then. We shall " be gathered to our fathers." The sun will 
shine as brightly then upon these beautiful places ; these 
watere will sparkle before his presence, reflecting a thousand 
flashing rays ; these trees will afford the same delightful 
shade ; and the earth yield its annual return to the toiling 
husbandman. But another generation will occupy our places. 
The names of many of us will be no longer known. But the 
influence of our lives will be felt though we be forgotten in 
our graves. 

Nor can we tell what mighty changes will then have been 
effected. Within the last year and a half, revolution after 
revolution in the old world has taken place in such rapid 
succession that the mind awakens to the startling reality, 
scarcely able to comprehend the sudden menacing. The king 
of the French, acknowledged the wealthiest man in the world, 
the wisest sovereign that ever sat upon the throne of France, 
and thought to be securely seated upon that throne, the 
" Citizen King of 1830," is deposed, and in the meanest garb 
of disguise flees before an outraged populace to the British 
Isles for refuge. France, the scene of so much bloodshed 
and of so many revolutions, raises the standard of liberty, 



126 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

and other nations catching the sound of the shouts of free- 
dom, in a day, compel the monarchs of Europe to loosen the 
rems of power ; and thrones that have stood firmly for ages, 
they make to tremble upon their foundations. Austria, the 
land of tyranny and oppression, compels her Emperor to ab- 
dicate. Prince Metternich, so long the crafty and subtle 
Prime Minister to a powerful monarch, whose iron will and 
selfish heart had so long directed the affairs of a nation, whose 
every thought and art had been directed to the establisliment 
of despotism and the spread of Popery, suddenly finds liim- 
self unable to stem the cuiTent of popular indignation, and is 
compelled to retire from the high post he had so basely pros- 
tituted, to muse in solitude upon his past life, and commune 
with his own corrupt heart. The Pope, whose election was 
hailed by the whole civilized world as a harbinger of a better 
administration of the affairs of Rome, is hardly seated upon 
his throne before he " flees in disguise from his pontifical 
halls, and St. Peter's and the Vatican resound with the tri- 
umphal shout of an awakened nation." 

The seed of liberty, sown by our fathers in the days of the 
Revolution, is springing up in every part of Europe, and 
promises to convert those despotic powers and monarchies 
into new and powerful republics ; the voice of the people, so 
long stifled behind the throne, is beginning to reach the ears 
of the kings and emperors, and will, ere long, assert their rights 
in the majesty of their strength. Hungary is struggling against 
the most unholy alliance ever entered into to suppress the 
efforts of a people to become free. She has nobly flung to 
the breeze the banner of liberty, and is bravely contending 
against the most powerful odds. We wait with the most in- 
tense anxiety for the next news that shall tell us of the fate 
of a people who are imitating our example, and hold in such 
veneration the memory of our Washington. 

On the Western continent the Saxons conquer and dis- 
member Mexico. California outshines the wealth of India ; 
the disloyal Canadians insult the representative of majesty, 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 127 

and the United States are extending their borders over the 
whole continent. 

In the physical world within a score of years, by the appli- 
cation of steam to machinery, we are carried across the waters 
with a speed and safety until recently deemed unattainable. 
The most distant parts of our country are connected by iron 
rails reaching out and extending in every direction. The 
hourly rate of speed has gone up from five miles to thirty, 
and even in some cases fifty ; and the most sanguine are not 
deemed visionary when they predict that it will be increased 
to one hundred. The electric wire, with the wings of the 
lightning, conveys every moment, from shore to shore, a new 
subject for thought or action. 

Within the last few years it has been our fortune to wit- 
ness these magic changes. Each new year will bring to us 
some new improvement in the world of inventions, and a cen- 
tury hence the historian of that time will record the discov- 
ery of wonders far surpassing any conception which we are 
able to fgrm. 

The interest with which the annual return of this day is 
awaited induces me to ask your indulgence a few moments 
longer. 

This day the joyful shout, America is free, spreads from 
state to state, from town to town, and from house to house 
till the whole land rings with the glad voice, and echo upon 
echo comes back from every mountain and hillside, America 
is free ! On our mountains and on our plains, on our noble 
rivers, and on our great waters, a thousand voices unite in the 
shouts of liberty, and a thousand echoes send back the soft 
notes of the songs of Freedom. The deep, shady glens and 
beautiful groves resoiuid to the merry voices of thoughtless, 
innocent children. The busy streets are filled with throngs 
of free men, self-divested of the cares and occupations of life. 
" Eloquence, with burning lips and glowing tongue," portrays 
those magnificent triumphs which history has already written 
for posterity. 



128 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Its early dawning is awaited with scarce restrained impa- 
tience to be ushered in with firing of cannons, ringing of bells, 
and every demonstration of joy. It is celebrated by every 
class of Americans, by every society and organization, by civic 
processions, by floral gatherings, by orations, by military re- 
views, each and all with the joy and enthusiasm wliich 
Americans only can feel. The going down of the sun is the 
signal of gathering of thousands to close the festivities of 
the day with every exhibition of art wliich the pyrotechnist 
can display. Amid the blazing of rockets and the ghttering 
of fireworks, rivalling the stars in splendor and beauty, end 
the varied scenes of this anniversary. 

We seem to linger around the scenes of that dark hour in 
our nation's history, when every hope of the future was in- 
volved in doubt and disappointment. The spirit of the past 
carries us back a period of seventy-three years. We look up- 
on the devoted, self-denying men, who composed the memor- 
able Congress of 1776. We consider the thoughts which 
heaved their breasts ; mark the alternations of hope and fear, 
of confidence and doubt, which reveal the agonies witliin. 
We note the solemn stillness that rests upon them, — the deep 
and absorbing interest growing more intense. The Declara- 
tion of Independence is read. Incensed at the wrongs in- 
flicted upon America, they speak of the shedding of their 
brothers blood at Lexington, and Concord, and Bunker Hill, 
in the language of outraged manhood, and vow to avenge the 
death of their martyred countrymen. " Eloquence is poured 
forth from inexhaustable fountains. It assumes every varie- 
ty of hue, and form, and motion which can delight or per- 
suade, instruct or astonish. Now it is the limpid rivulet, 
sparkling down the mountain's side, and winding its silver 
course, between margins of moss ; — anon it is the angry ocean, 
chafed by the tempest, hanging its billows, with deafening 
clamors, among the crackling shrouds, or liurling them in sub- 
lime defiance at the storm that frowns above." 

It is finished ; they declare our country free, and in support 




JAMES HENKY EMERSON. 




HOKATIO D. EMERSON. 




DANIEL H. EMERSON 




ALBERT H. EMERSON. 



WILLIAM A. EMERSON. 




MRS. ABBIE DOW EMERSON. 




DANIEL EMERSON. 




FRANK \V. EMERSON. 




ARTHUR \V. EMERSON. 




MYRON D. EMERSON, 




RICHARD K. BKICKITT. 




CHARLES HENRY EMERSON. 




ALFRED P. EMERSON. 





DR. GEORGE SMART EMERSON. 




RESIDEN'CE OK ALFRED P. EMERSON. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 129 

of that Declaration, " pledge their lives, their fortunes, and 
their sacred honor." Lives and fortunes were sacrificed in 
its defence, but our country's honor was sustained. 

Now war is raging throughout our native land. Hostile 
armies of one and the same name, blood and language, are ar- 
rayed for battle. Years of darkness and doubt succeed, lighted 
only by some struggling rays of hope, and the fires of war. 
But darkness and doubt pass at length away, and day dawns 
upon the long, dark night of the Revolution. 

More than half a century has rolled away, since the glory 
of that bright morning broke upon us, and another scene is 
disclosed. Where swept the tide of war, now all is calm and 
fresh and still. The roll of musketry and the clash- of arms 
are hushed, and the pillow of repose is pressed in quiet. 
" The busy town and the rural cottage, the lowing herd, the 
cheerful hearth, the village school, the rising spire, the solemn 
bell, the voice of prayer, and the hymn of praise, brighten 
and adorn American life and privileges." 

You have had imperfectly sketched to you, fellow citizens, 
the most important scenes in the history of our native town ; 
and the character of this day requires that some allusion 
should be made to our Country's proud career. 

We have performed a grateful duty to the memory of our 
ancestors. They sought this land when it was a wilder- 
ness. The name of Puritan, which was fastened on them as 
a term of reproach, they meekly accepted, and so adorned 
with the even tenor of their lives, and with the rectitude and 
consistency of their characters, that it has become more hon- 
orable than that of king or ruler. The American traces his 
descent from the emigrants in the Mayflower, with greater 
satisfaction than if he could, with indisputable certainty, trace 
his ancestral stream back to the present nobleman of the most 
chivalrous age of England. 

American and New England privileges, have they left us. 
They struggled long and hard to establish these free institu- 
tions of ours. And when they bequeathed them to us, 



180 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

they also enjoined it upon us, to preserve and maintain them 
untarnished, and hand them down to those who shall come 
after us, increased instruments of good. 

Let us so discharge our duties to our Country, to each other, 
to ourselves and to our God, that when in one hundred years 
from this day, the people of Hampstead shall again assemble 
to commemorate the Centennial Anniversary of their incor- 
poration, and the memory of their fathers, we may have the 
same grateful remembrance in their hearts, that our ancestors 
this day occupy in ours. 

But if through human error or party strife, we suffer these 
golden privileges to become lost, this sacred legacy to become 
corrupted in our hands, in the bitter moments of reflection 
and regret, there will come to our minds the consoling truth 
that, 

" The spirit cannot always sleep in dust, 
Whose essence is ethereal ; they may try 
To darken and degi-ade it; it may rust 
Dimly awhile, but cannot wholly die; 
And when it wakens, it will send its fire 
Intenser forth, and higher." 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



150TH Anniversary 



OF THE 



TOWN OF HAMPSTEAD, 
NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



July Fourth, Eighteen Hundred 
and Ninety- Nine. 



Program of the Day. 

Morning, 

THE PROCESSION. 

The Procession will form at the High School grounds at 9.30. 
Chief Marshal, William A. Emekson. 
Aids: 
RoBEBT Hart, Heistry W. Tabor. 

Arthur M. Emerson, William J. Keezer. 

AT BRICKETT'S grove. 

Music Band 

Words of Welcome . . Charles W. Garland, President of the Day. 

Scripture Rev. T. C. Pratt, Candia 

Prayer Rev. Albert Watson, Windham 

f William H. Davis 
^ ^ . . J John S. Corson 

Response— Quartet ^ j^^^.^ j, ^ Emerson 

( Mrs. Albert H. Little 

Reading Town Charter Andrew M. Moulton 

Historical Address Miss Harriette E. Noyes 

Solo Miss Abbie F. Chandler, Haverhill 

Poem of the I>a,j. . . Rev. William T. Bartley, Ph. D., Salem 
''America" Band and Congregation 

intermission, lunch. 

Afternoon. 

At the call of the President, there will be the reading of the Letters 
by the Committee on Invitation, followed by remarks by several invited 
guests — from five to ten minutes each, interspersed with Vocal and 

Instrumental Music. 

Eoenmg. 

BAND CONCERT AND FIREWORKS. 
MUSIC. 

The Music of the day will be furnished by the Hampstead Cornet Band. 
Mixed Quartet of Hampstead, 

William A. Uavis, Mrs. F. W. Emerson, 

John S. Corson, Mrs. Albert H. Little 
Male Quartet of Hampstead, 

Forrest E. Merrill, John S. Corson, 

William A. Davis, Eugene L. Spinney 
Miss Abbie F. Chandler, Haverhill, Mass. 
Miss M. Jenness, Charlton, Mass., and friends from Haverhill. 

(132) 



HAMPSTEAD, 1749-1899. 



The century's old, with noiseless feet, 
Still gliding on with movements fleet, 
Have brought this time we haste to greet, 
Old Hampstead's natal morn. 

What wonders vast, when we look back, 
Along time's ever widening track. 
And count the years, a fateful pack. 
Have happened since that dawn. 

Our father's God, with guiding hand. 
Close watching o'er our favored land. 
Has arranged all^ by wonders planned 
The changes since that day. 

The din of battle's wild alarms, 
A suffering country's call to arms. 
And brooding peace, with changing charms 
Of aspect, grave or gay. 

The Indian on his savage raid. 
The dun deer 'neath the maple's shade. 
Here beavers and sleek otters played. 
And leave wolf's hungry pack. 

Where once the savage warwhoop rimg, 
The psalms of David now are sung, 
And where the smoke of wigwams hung, 
Now smokes the chimney's stack. 

The sound of bells across the hills 
Comes echoing, till the silence thrills. 
And all the air with music fills. 
That tells of home and rest. 

(133) 



134 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

A centiuy and a half has flown 
Since first across these hills, there shone 
The light of Ford's lone campfire, thrown 
Across the lake's calm breast. 

We come today, a grateful band 
Of freemen, in fair Freedom's land, 
With friendly hearts and open hand, 
To meet the welcome guest. 

From Hog-hill meadow, wet with dew, 
And fair lake Wentworth's waters blue, 
That once the wandering red men knew, 

They gather here today. 

The Handle far has sent its share. 
The Peak brought out its daughters fair, 
From Christian street comes many a pair, 
With spirits light and gay. 

From Timberlane there comes a string 
Of little Noyse'y Ayers, that bring 
A welcome presence as they fling 
Glad voices on the air. 

All Norcross road has come to town 
And with them brought good neighbor Brown, 
While from Kent's farm of much renown, 
Old Atwood's sons ai"e here. 

Of Emersons there's full a score. 
Of Tabors half as many more, 
And Heaths and Davises galore, 
In numbers large and strong. 

The Ordways of Old Gov'ners Isle, 
The Johnsons and the Moultons, while 
The Keezers come to swell the pile 
Into a mighty throng. 

Of Collins, Hoyts, and Marbles, true, 
And Nichols there are one or two. 
And good old Shannon sends a few. 
The Brickett's wood to see. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 135 

The Calefs grand have come to town, 
From old John Calef (of great renown 
And warlike deeds) descended down 
Through many a family tree. 

The Royal oak its Sawyer sends, 
While through the Morse'y path that tends, 
Back for a century, there wends 
The Marshalls of our rhyme. 

These good old names of fair renown, 
Since first old Hampstead was a town, 
Through many a scion have come down 
Until the present time. 

But when I look the township o'er 
And think how very many more, 
Who tilled these fields in days of yore, 
Are crumbled into clay, 

I feel that from my feeble art, 
Though I am sure no lack of heart. 
Perhaps by far the better part. 

Are absent from my lay. 
From their glad spirits, hovering low. 
O'er these fair scenes may blessings flow. 
And many an inspiration grow, 

Until we feel them near. 

And when about your firesides fair. 
You gather for your good nights there, 
Just breathe one little silent prayer. 
For those who once were here. 

And ofttimes when ovu- eyes are wet, 
And hearts are filled with vain regret, 
" We'll have a thought of kindness yet." 
For Old Lang Syne a tear. 

George R. Bennette, M. D. 
July 4th, 1899. 



136 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The late Judge Isaac William Smith thrilled the hearts of 
the large audience in the Congregational church, May 18, 
1897, at the exercises attendant upon the dedication of our 
Public Library, by alluding so feelingly to the affection he had 
" always cherished for his native town," and prayed so hope- 
fully that "his life might be spared to help celebrate the 
150th Anniversary in 1899." 

His remarks awakened a response from the people. A de- 
cision seemed to have been given then and there that the cen- 
tury and a half anniversary of Hampstead as a corporate 
body should be fittingly observed. 

The sudden death of Judge Smith in November, 1898, was 
an event deeply deplored by all ; as he would doubtless have 
rendered valuable aid in the preparation, progress and enjoy- 
ment of the celebration. 

The following article in the warrant for the annual March 
meeting was read with universal interest : 

" Article 10 : To see if the town will vote to celebrate the 
one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of 
the town during the coming summer . . . and to pass any 
other vote that may be necessary relating thereto." 

At the annual meeting of the inhabitants of the town 
qualified to vote for Senator held March 14, 1899, the town 
voted to celebrate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of 
the incorporation of the town on the coming fourth of July. 

Town voted to elect a committee to make all necessary ar- 
rangements for the celebration, and chose the following com- 
mittee : Tristram Little, Joshua F. Noyes, Nelson Ordway, 
Joseph G. Brown, William A. Emerson, Charles W. Bailey 
(resigned), George R. Bennette, James W. Sanborn, Rufus 
P. Gardner, Walter A. Allen, Isaac Randall, John S. Corson ; 
and the Selectmen : Charles W. Garland, Everett Moulton, 
and Benjamin W. Clark. 

The sum of $500 was thought to be necessary to meet the 
expenses of the celebration at the annual March meeting ; but 
serious obstacles arising as to the proposed manner of raising 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 137 

the money, and other questions of minor import wliich 
were earnestly discussed by the committee and townspeople 
for nearly a month, were generously met, and aroused more 
enthusiasm from the people. 

The first meeting of the committee elected by the town to 
make arrangements for the celebration was holden at the 
Town House in the afternoon of April 6, 1899, all the mem- 
bers of the committee being present. They organized with 
the choice of Charles W. Garland, President ; John S. Cor- 
son, Secretary; and James W. Sanborn, Treasurer. 

They elected the following as sub-committee to solicit 
funds for the expenses of the celebration : Wallace P. Noyes, 
James W. Sanborn, Charles F. Adams, Hamlin S. Martin, 
Daniel N. Hoyt, Nathaniel E. Bartlett, George H. Bragg. 

" Voted to hold the exercises in " Brickett's Grove." 

" Voted to have a parade in the A. M." 

" Voted to invite Miss Harriette E. Noyes to prepare and 
read an historical and genealogical sketch of the town from its 
first settlement to July 4th, 1899." 

Other features for the entertainment of the guests were 
discussed, and committees were selected to perfect each part. 

Committee on Exercises, Programme, etc. : Rev. Rufus P. 
Gardner, Dr. George R. Bennette, William A. Emerson. 

Committee on Music : John S. Corson, Dr. Walter A. Al- 
len, Rev. Rufus P. Gardner. 

Committee on Invitations : Rev. Rufus P. Gardner, Dr. 
George R. Bennette, William A. Emerson. 

Committee on Decoration: Dr. George R. Bennette (re- 
signed), John S. Corson, Prof. Forrest E. Merrill, Edson S. 
Pressey, Tristram Little. 

Committee on Fireworks : Isaac Randall, William A. Em- 
erson. 

Committee on Antiquarian Exhibit : Dr. George R. Ben- 
nette, Misses M. lanthe Nichols, Harriette E. Noyes. 

Committee on Transportation: Isaac Randall. 

A committee of ladies were selected to have full charge of 



138 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

the refreshments and lunch : Mrs. Dr. George R. Bennette, 
Mrs. Henry Noyes (resigned), Mrs. John E. Mills, Mrs. Rob- 
ert Hart, Mrs. James Hunt, Mrs. Caroline Kelsey, Mrs. Julia 
A. Martin (resigned), Mrs. Mary (Morse) Darby, and Miss 
Ada E. Nichols. 

Cliief of Police : Charles B. Gilman. 

Specials : Frank E. Darling, Henry W. Tabor, Charles P. 
Tabor, James Hunt, James H. Bond, William A. Little, W. 
Amos Fitts, William Keezer, George H. Bragg. 

The committee held meetings from time to time, until the 
day of the celebration, to confer together upon the most pleas- 
ant way to observe successfully the coming event. The mem- 
bers of the several committees were faitliful to the duties as- 
signed them. The citizens of the town whether old or young, 
or in whatever station in life, lent their aid in a spirit of good 
fellowship and common interest, united in a purpose that the 
home-coming of the sons and daughters of Hampstead might 
be a joyous one. 

The anniversary exercises were commenced by appropriate 
services in the churches in town on July 2d. At the Congre- 
gational church Rev. Theodore C. Pratt, who was pastor of 
the church from 1869 to 1870, and the oldest pastor now liv- 
ing, preached from H Peter 3: 11, "Grow in grace," etc., 
being practically the same sermon which he preached in that 
pulpit twenty-nine years before when he left the pastorate of 
the church. 

Communion was held in the afternoon. In the evening 
union services were held. Reminiscences of the church work 
in town were given by Rev. T. C. Pratt, of Auburn, N. H. ; 
Rev. Albert Watson of Windham, N. H., former pastors ; 
Prof. Joseph D. Bartley, of Bradford, Mass. ; Rev. William 
T. Bartley, of Salem, N. H., son and grandson of Rev. J. M. 
C. Bartley, the tliird pastor of the church in town ; Rev. Lewis 
N. Fogg, of the West Hampstead M. E. Church ; Rev. John 
K. Chase, of East Hampstead (Baptist) ; Prof. Forrest E. 
Merrill, of the High school. Appropriate music was rendered 
by a quartette. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 139 

As the clocks struck the hour of twelve on the morning of 
July fourth the restless sleepers were aroused by the merry 
ringing of the " Paul Revere bell," in the tower of the " old 
meeting house," which seemed to ring more joyously than 
ever as it ushered in once again the glorious national holiday. 
The booming of cannon and small arms, together with the 
ringing of bells, snapping of crackers and the tooting of horns, 
also told that the event of a year, of a life-time, was to be cele- 
brated. 

The preparations for the day's enjoyment were begun early. 
The parade was the first feature of the day. A general in- 
vitation had been extended to all to meet at the old meeting- 
house, and in the grounds of the High school, near by, at nine 
o'clock. 

The line of march was formed as soon as convenient after 
the hour designated in the following order : 

William A. Emerson, Chief Marshal. 

Aids, Robert Hart, Henry W. Tabor, Arthur M. Emerson, 
William J. Keezer. 

Hampstead Cornet Band, I. William Hoyt, Leader, twenty 
men. 

Grand Army Veterans, Charles H. Grover, Commander. 

Granite State Council No. 1, Jr., O. U. A. M., James Henry 
Bond, Commander. 

Carriage containing the Chairman of the Invitation Com- 
mittee, President of the day, and the Historian. George Nor- 
ton, driver; followed by carriages containing the committee 
of arrangements, town officers, invited guests, and private 
citizens ; the children from the public schools led by teachers. 
Miss Abbie J. Whittier, Miss Esther Bailey, and Miss Addie 
B. Gardner. 

The procession proceeded to Moulton's Corner, thence to 
Brickett's Grove on the shores of the Wash pond, where the 
speakers, committee and invited guests were escorted to the 
grand stand. 

Throughout the town many private residences were decor- 



140 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

ated, while along the Ime of march and the entire village, flags, 
and red, white and blue bunting presented a hoUday appear- 
ance. The Town House, High School, and Public Library 
were especially artistic in the display of the national emblems. 
The arch at the entrance to Brickett's Grove, made by Tris- 
tram l^ittle, who made one of similar design for the Centen- 
nial celebration, was an object of interest, bedecked with small 
flags and bunting. 

The speakers' stand was most elaborately canopied and fes- 
tooned with patriotic colors and emblems, an arch in front 
with " 1749. — Hampstead — 1899." being tastefully wrought 
in evergreen. 

As the guests assembled about the grove they were received 
by the Reception Committee wliich consisted of the full com- 
mittee of arrangements, assisted by Harold E. Corson, Wal- 
lace P. Noyes, Frank N. Pillsbury, Henry Noyes, George H. 
Bragg, Mrs. Mary E. Eastman, Mrs. Susan E. Pepper, Mrs. 
Flora A. Sanborn, Mrs. Maiy J. Fellows, Mrs. Mary F. Heath, 
the Misses Abbie C. Grover, Sarah O. Brickett, Addie B. Gard- 
ner, Esther J. Bailey, Mary E. SpoUett, Lillian J. Clark, wliile 
the Hampstead Cornet Band rendered inspiring music. 

At about eleven o'clock, Mr. Charles W. Garland, chairman 
of the selectmen and president of the day, called the people 
(estimated as two thousand) to order, with the following words 
of welcome. 

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Grentlemen : — 

You all know the object of our gathering here today. It 
is our one hundred and fiftieth birthday, and we have asked 
you all to come with us and help us to celebrate the day in 
a manner that will be uplifting and helpful to all. 

The other day I received from the state authorities a letter 
asking co-operation in the matter of forming an Old Home 
Week Association. The idea has been so well circulated in 
the papers, that it is not necessary for me to explain it today ; 
sufiice it to say that we have for once got ahead of the state au- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 141 

thorities, and have already made plans for our Old Home Week. 
After I received that letter, I came home from work one night 
tired, and perhaps fell asleep. I may have dreamed, but sud- 
denly the things of every day life were gone from me ; I seemed 
to see, as it were, a vision. I looked all over this broad land 
of ours, and I saw innumerable throngs ; trains loaded with 
human freight all marching, or converging toward one central 
spot, the old Granite State, the Mecca of the Pilgrim, Then 
the scene was changed, I looked again, and all up and down 
through this good old State, on every hillside and in every 
peaceful valley, I saw the old homestead ; I saw in my vision 
the travelers stained and weary, approaching the portals of the . 
old home : I saw the doors swing wide open : I saw the aged 
father and mother with trembling steps and eyes dimmed with 
age : I saw the sons and daughters who had remained at home 
to keep the precious heritage of their fathers, and, as they 
approached the door, I saw the embrace of friends long sep- 
arated : I saw the clasped hands, and I heard the greetings. 
There came a sound of innumerable voices all in one, a.nd the 
words I heard were the typical New England welcome : the 
words we have so often loved to hear " Come right in, and 
make yourself at home, I am so glad to see you." 

Ladies and gentlemen, friends, and invited guests, in behalf 
of the old town of Hampstead, it gives me great pleasure to- 
day to repeat to you from the depth of my heart the words 
that I heard in my vision, " Come right in with us today, and 
be at home," and may the day be one of profit and pleasure 
to us all. 

Rev. Theodore C. Pratt of Candia read the l27th Psalm; 
after which Rev. Albert Watson of Windham, said the follow- 
ing prayer. 

Oh Thou God of our fathers, our God, our Hope, our Life, 
our All ; it is unto Thee we turn this morning with loving 
gratitude, with thanksgiving in our hearts, and praise on our 
hps, for all the good that we have received at Thy hands. 



142 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Truly Thou hast dealt tenderly and kindly with us as a peo- 
ple. We thank Thee we have here a goodly heritage ; the lines 
have fallen to us in pleasant places. We thank Thee that Thou 
didst give us worthy fathers who laid foundations deep and 
solid ; upon which others have built gold, silver and precious 
stones. We thank Thee for their wise foresight, for their ster- 
ling character, for their intense love of country combined with 
love of righteousness. And now Lord, we pray that Thy bless- 
ing may rest upon those unto whom is committed this great 
trust. We give praise unto Thee that the house is built, and 
that the Lord himself built it ; and that our quiver is full, and 
we are constrained to rejoice today. We thank thee for our 
State and Nation, and for the part tliis town has taken in pro- 
moting the welfare of both. We thank Thee for the men who 
responded to the call of duty in the hour of their country's 
peril, and who went to the front and fought valiantly in her de- 
fense. We thank Thee for the memory of those who have 
passed on, and for those who still remain to help keep green 
the memory of their comrades. Bless, we entreat Thee, the 
men who are now at the front, who are seeking to preserve 
intact those principles of true righteousness and liberty which 
have helped to make our nation what it is today. Bring to a 
successful conclusion the Peace Conference at The Hague. 
We pray that as an outcome of that Conference we may have 
peace now and always, and that men everywhere may love 
and serve each other as brethren. We commend unto Thee 
our President ; give his counsellors wisdom. The Lord bless 
today all our homes, every family represented in tliis great 
gathering ; all the guests ; all the friends from abroad, and 
may everyone realize today that the welcome just spoken so 
heartily is indeed the welcome of the whole town. We pray, 
O Lord, that Thy blessing may rest upon the dear old church 
which has been such a powerful factor for good in the history 
of this town. We pray for the other churches in town, for 
our schools, for our town officers, for our teachers, and for 
the pastors in this town, the Lord bless them all. 



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May we each and all receive a token for good, and be en- 
couraged to go forth from this gathering with a purpose to 
live clean, sweet, and fruitful lives to the honor and glory of 
our God. Bless the exercises of the day. Command Thy 
benediction to rest upon the faithful and hard working com- 
mittees ; smile, we entreat Thee, upon the young president ; 
give Thy benediction to her who will lead our thought in 
reminiscences, who will present to us in part a delightful sur- 
vey of the history of this town. The Lord bless those who 
shall follow, and shall speak from the fullness of their hearts 
that which Thou shalt give them to say. And we pray that 
the exercises of this day may all redound to Thy praise and 
glory and to the good and profit of every one of us. We 
would not forget those who are sick and in trouble today, 
who do not share these rejoicings because their hearts are 
filled with heaviness. The Lord bless them where they are, 
and give them the cheerful hope and consolation that there 
is a day coming, a celebration in which sickness and disap- 
pointment is never known, and in which true righteousness 
will reign supreme, and all we ask is in the name of our dear 
Lord, unto whom with the Father and with the Holy Ghost 
we ascribe everlasting praise. Amen. 

A response " Come to our hearts and abide " (Macy) was 
sung by the mixed Quartette of Hampstead : William H. 
Davis, Mrs. Frank W, Emerson, Jolm S. Corson, Mrs. Albert 
H. Little. 

The Town Charter was read by Mr. Andrew Morse Moul- 
ton, whose father, Mr. Caleb Moulton, performed the same 
service at the Centennial Celebration. 

The President then introduced Miss Harriette Ehza Noyes 
of Hampstead, who gave the liistorical address. 



ADDRESS. 



The Historian Macauley has said, " A people that takes no 
pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors, will 
never acliieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride 
by remote descendants." 

While our beloved Stars and Stripes, the flag of our coun- 
try, her representative over all lands and seas, signals to- 
day the glad tidings of American independence, and the 
whole people are celebrating with songs of gladness, the 
bravery of our noble ancestors, in establishing freedom from 
England's tyranny, we do not forget tliis national day, but 
honor ourselves as well as our ancestors, as we point with 
pride to the work of the early founders of Hampstead, and 
fittingly celebrate her one hundred and fiftieth birthday, by 
recalling the historic truths which mark the progress of our 
town's growth. 

We look back through the space of time to the year 1492, 
when Queen Isabella of Spain, listened to the cause of Chris- 
topher Columbus and fitted out for him the small vessels in 
which to undertake his perilous voyage across the untried sea. 
When the success of that voyage was heralded over the old 
world, how Henry VII, that shrewd and thrifty monarch of 
England, learned of the wonderful journey across the un- 
known western ocean, and of the lands awaiting to be taken, 
sent over John Cabot, to secure a share in the New World. 
England acquired a title, through him, of the vast domain 
stretching from sea to sea. 

Briefly, we will review the voyage of Capt. John Smith to 
the new lands ; the presenting of his charts to Prince Charles, 
who named the new land New England ; the contentions over 
the grants conveyed to Capt. John Mason, and the naming of 

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his lands New Hampshire ; the establishing of fishing stations 
at Dover, Portsmouth, Exeter, and Hampton ; the claiming of 
these settlements b}'' the Massachusetts Bay Colony ; the an- 
nexation of them to Massachusetts ; the division of the Bay 
Colony into Counties in 1643, when all of the towns north 
of the Merrimac river constituted the " Old Norfolk County ", 
which comprised Dover, then including Durham, Stratham, 
and the city of Dover, Portsmouth, which included the 
towns of Newcastle, Newington, Greenland, part of Rye, and 
the city of Portsmouth. Exeter made up of the present towns 
of Epping, Newfields, South Newmarket, Brenthood, Freemont 
and Exeter. Hampton, comprising the towns of Hampton, 
North Hampton, Kingston, East Kingston, Danville, Kensing- 
ton, Hampton Falls, parts of Rye and Seabrook. 

Salisbury included the towns of Amesbury, Merrimac, and 
Salisbury in Massachusetts, South Hampton, Newton, and 
part of Seabrook in New Hampshire. 

Haverhill, the Indian name being Pentucket, included Ha- 
verhill, Methuen, the northern part of Lawrence in Massa- 
chusetts, Atkinson, nearly all of Plaistow, a large part of Sa- 
lem, and all but a small portion of the northern part of Hamp- 
stead in New Hampshire. 

When New Hampshire became a Royal Province January 
22, 1680, the four northern towns were taken from the county, 
Salisbury and Haverhill now only were left of the county. 

Haverhill was a frontier town for nearly seventy years, and 
few towns suffered more from the savage attacks of the 
bloodthirsty Indians, who resented the encroachments on their 
lands and hberty. The Indian massacres of Haverhill have 
been often related. The inhabitants were unprepared to de- 
fend themselves, surrounded by an immense and mostly un- 
explored forest, thinly scattered over a large tract of land. 
We read that the people went to church with any convenient 
means of defense. They went with a gun primed in one hand, 
and a Psalm book in the other. The inhabitants Hved in 
peril. Every man was a soldier, until the confirmation of 
Peace at Falmouth, in July of 1727. 



146 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The years following 1720, were one of the most critical 
periods in the town's history. Disputes and difficulties be- 
tween the " proprietors and commoners " and the rest of the 
land holders. Charters for towns in the north country were 
being granted. Kingston received a charter in 1694, London- 
derry in 1719, and Chester in 1722, which caused a series of 
suits and contentions that lasted nearly a third of a century, 
which almost resulted in a civil war. The most determined 
contest durmg the trouble was that part of Haverhill, as origi- 
nally laid out, known as the " Peke " or " Corner "' or " north- 
erly angle " of the town, to which both Londonderry and 
Salisbury laid claim. 

The " commoners " of HaverhiU. complained that people 
were settling on the 4th and 5th divisions of lands. Richard 
Hazen jr., and Nathan Webster were of the committee to 
meet the disputants, and see what would satisfy them, to the 
number of thirty-nine persons, whose grievance was : " though 
they had noe material objection, against ye division of the 
commons, yett since they had bore charges, lost friends by 
the Indians, and did desire some particular piece upon ye 
proprietors grant, of which they would be easy and for ye 
future rest contented, and proceed to request as foUoweth, 
namely : — 

" Josej^h Stephens Sr. and Jr. proposes to have six acres 
near Aaron Stephens." 

" Isaac Bradley requests six acres near honey ball mill." 
(Honey ball mill was located where the saw mill of Mr. Ed- 
son E. Peaslee of Plaistow now is located.) 

" James Heath asks about ten acres near Jonathan Harri- 
man's mill " (which was then near the home of the late 
Daniel Eaton, in Plaistow). 

" Robert Ford requests ten acres, where there is a com- 
mon, near Hoghill mill." 

" Thomas Eaton requests to have about ten acres, on west 
meadow hill." 

" WiUiam Whittaker Jr. asked for ten acres on ye right 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 147 

hand of ye way yt leads to honeyball mill, joining to ye mill- 
pond." 

" John Webster asks for forty acres in Providence neck," 
and so on, until all of the number were heard. 

Most of the thirty-nine men had interest in the lands in the 
northern portion claimed by Haverhill ; had been soldiers, and 
had guarded the garrisons in the Indian troubles ; were not 
paid, nor were their muster rolls adjusted. 

After much debate the committee were authorized to lay 
out the lands as requested. 

" March 21, 1721, a tract of land above Hoghill was or- 
dered to be laid out to those men who have been out in long 
marches in time of war, and to such of the inhabitants as 
would make a speedy settlement upon it." 

" Hogghill," so named by the Indians, is situated in Atkin- 
son, to the east of the road leading from Atkinson village to 
Hampstead, a short distance north of the home of Stillman 
H. Grover. The tract of land laid out comprised all of the 
lands of Haverhill north of the hill, to the Londonderry and 
Chester line, and several hundred acres to the east and west- 
ward. It was divided into lots of fifty acres each. 

From 1721 to 1727-8, many families moved to the tracts 
laid out in the " northern " or *' wooded " sections of Haver- 
hill, and at so great a distance from the meeting house, that 
they found it attended by great inconvenience to attend pub- 
lic worship in the winter, and secured a vote June 22, 1728, 
" that the northerly part of Haverhill should be sett off as a 
distinct precinct or parish." The conditions were that " they 
should determine within one month where their meeting house 
should be erected, and settle an Orthodox minister as soon as 
possible." 

The General Court erected the north country into a 
Parish, August, 1729. The bounds were: "Beginning at 
the westerly end of Brandy brow, on the Amesbury Hue, 
from hence to the northerly end of the hither north meadow, 
as it is commonly called, thence to the fishing river, till it 



148 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

comes to the bridge by Mathew Harriman's, then running 
westerly to the bridge over the brook, by Nathaniel Marbles 
and then a straight line, one quarter of a point nortli, to the 
bounds of Haverhill, taking all of the lands within the town 
of Haverhill, north of said line." In other words, the North 
precinct included what is now Plaistow, Atkmson, and a good 
part of Hampstcad. 

November 1, 1730, forty-two families were dismissed from 
the first parish in Haverhill, for the purpose of uniting vnth. 
the church in the " North Parish," which was organized No- 
vember 4, 1730. Rev. James Gushing, son of Rev. Caleb 
Gushing of Salisbury, Mass., was ordained Dec. 3, 1730, and 
continued the pastorate until his sudden death May 13, 1764. 

Many of the inhabitants favored a location near where the 
Ghurch of the Holy Angels now stands at Westville, but 
the site chosen for " The New Meeting House " was nearly on 
the spot where the North Parish Gongregational church now 
stands. It was built between the years 1728 and 1730. 
The old house was built of very heavy timbers, one of the 
cross beams was sufficiently large to be sawn into quarters to 
make the four upright standards of the present steeple. The 
house was 36 by 48 feet. The floors of the building were 
double, of plank and fastened down with wooden pins. The 
pulpit was on one side. -There were three doors, one opposite 
the pulpit, and one at each end. The pews were square or 
box shaped, with a balustrade of turned work, on the top of 
the back seats. The building had no steeple, and was not 
plastered for some years. The last meeting was held in tMs 
building June 25, 1837. 

The Parish in the North Precinct was called " Haverhill 
District " and annexed to New Hampshire when the long dis- 
puted boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hamp- 
shire was established in 1741, " to be three miles north of the 
Merrimac river, and parallel thereto." 

The population had increased until there were 295 polls 
and estates in the district. Benning Wentworth was ap- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 149 

pointed Governor of New Hampshire in 1741, and great en- 
couragement given to all petitioners to occupy the lands. New 
townships sprang up all over New Hampshire. 

Grants of land were often without fees, and always without 
quit rents. The terms of the grants were " that the grantees 
should, witliin a limited time, erect mills and meeting houses, 
clear out roads, and settle ministers." In every townsliip 
they reserved one right for a parsonage, another for the first 
settled minister, and a third for a school. They also reserved 
fifteen rights for themselves, and two for their attorneys, 
all of which were to be free from taxes till sold or occupied. 

The Proprietors of Haverhill had made final divisions of 
the undivided lands in the northern section in 1720 and '21, 
among forty-four or more persons. Richard Hazen Jr., Robert 
Ford Sr., Robert and Benjamin Emerson, Nathaniel Harriman 
and brothers, Stephen Kent, Jonathan and Peter Eastman, 
John Woodbridge, John Johnson, Joseph Hadley Sr. and Jr., 
John and Nathan Webster, Jacob Bailey, Benjamin Kimball, 
and Hon. Richard Saltonstall being among the favored and 
largest land owners with from 300 to 400 acres each. 

From 1721 to 1741 there was much buying and selling of 
lands, much lapng out and taking up of tracts, often 
the terms of the sales being that there should be erected on 
the tract a log house or dwelling, and clear up a piece of land 
within one year. 

Its high elevation of -land, its beautiful ponds, and fruitful 
streams, its rich soil, and the abundance of valuable timber, 
which had given the section the romantic name of " Timber- 
lane," were no doubt the inducements that led to the early 
settling of the lands, and Peter Eastman and his followers to 
exclaim " Here it is beautiful, and here I should like to fix my 
dwelling." 

They were principally young men, or those of middle life, 
robust, persevering, and adventurous. Men well fitted to en- 
counter the toils, endure the hardships and self-denial of com- 
mencmg a new settlement. 



150 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

To rescue parts of the life story of some of those noble men 
and women gleaned from the truths and traditions that are 
handed down by so many famihes, for to a remarkable extent 
many of the early settlers are still represented by their de- 
scendants among us ; we would in imagination take those 
descendants back to the time and place, and clothe them with 
the like circumstances, conditions and atmosphere, back all the 
years that lie between to where the deeds were doing, the 
thoughts thinking so that the personages whom thought and 
deed preserve can be realized m living presence. 

The first definite trace of a settlement on the lands of 
Timberlane was when Robert Ford Jr., son of James and 
Lydia (Ross) Ford born in Haverhill, Mass., August 7, 1702, 
took possession of "ten acres near Hogghill mill" in 1721. 
A cellar on the tract is still to be seen a short distance south- 
east from the home of Joseph G. Brown. 

The locality where young Ford settled seems to have been 
a favorite camping ground for the Indians until the troubles 
in the frontier towns, when most of the men went on the war 
path leaving a few old men in their former places of abode. 
Indian arrows and tools of rude manufacture have been found 
quite recently on the shores of Hoghill l^rook and pond which 
passes near the early settlements in that section on its course 
from the eastern slope of "Hoghill" to the Spicket and Merri- 
mac rivers. 

While Ford claimed the land by possession in 1721 it 
does not appear that he was a permanent settler in Timber- 
lane until 1727, when he brought his wife, Mary Stevens, to 
a tract of thirty-six acres on what is now known as the May- 
ley place, which he sold to Daniel Little Esq., March 11, 1733, 
with " the dwelling house thereon," on which tract Little, with 
his wife, Abiah Clement, and their nine children, made their 
homes. Their sons, Joseph and Samuel settled near, and the 
cellars of their liomes, as well as the ruins of their tannery 
and fulling mill still remain. 

Robert Ford Sr., one of tlie largest land owners in the 



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southwestern part of Timberlane, sold tracts to William, 
Caleb, Benjamin and Nathaniel Heath, sons of John and 
Frances (Hutchens) Heath of Haverhill, in 1730, who took 
immediate possession. 

Capt. George Little with wife, Mary Kimball, and their 
eight children settled a tract where Alexander King now re- 
sides, also a tract near the Island pond. 

Robert Emerson and sons, Stephen and Benjamin, bought 
of Ford a large tract of seventy acres, June 20, 1734, on 
which they built a mill for sawing lumber at " Beaverdam," 
a little east of " HoghilL" 

Benjamin and his wife, Sarah Philbrick, and some of their 
eight children settled a tract for their dwelling about one- 
fourth of a mile on the same brook south of what is known 
as the " old Bricket place " where their friends, the Rogers, 
settled soon after. One of the sons, Benjamin, born in 1716, 
married Hannah, daughter of Samuel Watts, a neighbor, and 
settled near his father's. One of their eleven children. Col. 
Benjamin, born in 1740, established his home with his wife, 
Ruth Tucker, at the homestead of the late Dr. J. C. East- 
man, and his mill near by on the brook. Here was the birth- 
place of their son, Benjamin Dudley Emerson, founder of our 
High school. 

Another son, Robert, born in 1746, with his wife, Mary 
Webster, and their eight children, founded their homes on a 
tract where is now the residence and farm of Miss Alice A. 
Brown. 

Edward Flint and his wife, Abiah Roberds, Nehemiah, 
David, Samuel, William, and Joseph Stevens made settle- 
ments, about 1734, on a tract north of the Island Pond. 
John Dustui settled near the late homestead of Abner Chand- 
ler. 

John Mills was early on a tract bought of Ford, in 1735, 
at " Copps Corner" soon afterwards the home of Moses Copp 
who early settled east of the " wash pond." 

About 1737 Joseph Brown of Newbury, came with his 



152 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

family, among them tliree sons, occupying the same fai-m 
and part of the dwelling house, that liis great grandson Jos- 
eph G. B^o^^'n and wife, now look upon with pride and com- 
fort in their declining years. One son, Samuel, remaining at 
the homestead, tlie second son, Daniel, settled on the farm, 
w^here the late William Brown resided near by, and the third 
son, Simeon, cleared the farm that was until recently, for over 
fifty years the home of Mr. Luther Chase. 

John Kent bom in Gloucester, Mass., March 29, 1700, 
came with his wife, Mary Godfrey, and some of the younger of 
their ten children, made a home a short distance from Brown's 
lands. Their ninth child, Job, settled on the site of the Chand- 
ler homestead, whose ancestor Joseph Chandler made his 
home near Mi\ Alonzo Hall's home in Atkinson. 

Richard Hazen, one of the most irilluential in settling 
Timberlane and an extensive landowner, settled on twenty- 
foui' acres of what was laid out for four rights on " Flaggy 
meadow " as then called in 1728. He brought to his home, 
on the site of the present dwelling of Mr. John W. Garland, his 
wife, Sarah Clement, and eleven children. 

Capt. John Hazen settled on a thii-ty acre tract nortli of 
his uncle Richard's home, which was later years known as the 
" Roach, and Bradley place," with his wife, Anne Sweet, and 
their nine children. 

Job Rowell, owner and builder of Rowell's mill (afterwards 
known to us as the Brickett's, or Hutchens', or later, Hasel- 
tines's mill for sawing lumber), fixed his home east of the 
pond, with, his wife, Priscilla Emerson, and their ten childi-en. 

At the same time that the tracts in the southwestern part 
was being occupied, the portion in the eastern part known as 
" Almsbury Peak."' the territory in dispute, was as rapidly be- 
ing improved. 

A record shows that before 1725, John, son of John and 
Hannah (Davis) Kezar, who were killed by the Indians in the 
Haverhill massacre, in 1697, " pitched his tent on the side of 
the hiU and worked there shoe making." His early home for 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 153 

his wife, Judith Heatli, and their thirteen children, was on the 
territory known to us as the " Handle." 

Richard Collins, Moses Quimby, Benjamin, Jonathan, Jos- 
eph, and Thomas Eaton, also Israel Huse owned or occupied 
lands in that locality, before 1745. 

Peter Morse, born Oct. 3, 1701, son of Dea. William and 
Sarah (Merrill) Morse, bought twenty-four acres of land of 
Stephen Johnson Sr., April 21, 1727. He cleared the land 
and fixed his dwelling about one half a mile north east of the 
present home of a great great grandson, Clarence B. Morse. 
The cellar of the house to which he brought his wife, Tam- 
osme Hale, and where their six children were born still re- 
mains, as also the ruins of the Morse mill on " Beaver Brook " 
near by. Then* first born child (who tradition says " was 
the first male child born in town ") was Edmund, born Dec. 
28,1726. Afterwards Lieut. Edmund made a home near the 
site of the present Morse homestead. Another son, Lieut. Pe- 
ter, born July 7, 1739, settled near by. 

Stephen and Nathan Webster owned tracts at Marshall's 
comer, where Mr. George Plummer now resides. 

John Webster Sr. took up lands on the southerly side of 
Hoyt's corner adjoining the " Rubedgay meadows " so called 
in 1732. 

Samuel Stevens and wife, Susanna Griffin, and their eight 
children were near neighbors of Webster in 1735. 

John Webster Jr. and wife, Elizabeth Lunt, and their thir- 
teen children made their home on the Heath place recently 
occupied by George H. Hyde. 

Lemuel Tucker was granted the lands from the Haverhill 
proprietors in 1721 that includes the "Pinnacle" bordering 
on the " Twelve rod way " east of it, now part of the farms 
of Mr. Tristram Little and Edward F. Noyes. From the " old 
Norfolk County " records and other sources I find that the 
" Twelve rod way " formerly called " Goodman Ayers cart 
way " was laid out as a road in 1663, from " Cofiin's Ordi- 
nary " to the County^ highway which was opened soon after 



154 MEMOEIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

the settlement of Haverhill in 1640, between Haverhill and 
Salisbury. " Coffin's Ordinary " was a Tavern in 1650, a 
short distance above Rock's bridge in East Haverhill, Mass., 
at the point where the " King's Highway " crosses the Merri- 
mac river from Newbury. 

The land from which the " Twelve rod way " was taken 
at the river end, was principally owned by the Davis family, 
ancestors of the Davis's in this town. 

The " Twelve rod way " path was extended to the limits 
of Haverhill, in the " north country " passing through Tim- 
berlane following to the westward of " Darby Hill " brook, 
the " Pinnacle," and " Flaggy meadow," between the " Wash 
pond," and " Angl}' pond," then passing through " Kent's 
farm," to near the junction of the towns of Chester and Derry, 
Sandown and Hampstead. 

Nathaniel Harriman, son of Mathew and Elizabeth (Swan) 
Harriman, sent out as one of the scoutmg party from Haver- 
hill in 1722, was one of the original claimants of four 
hundred acres, from the Haverhill proprietors. His lands 
extended east from the Harriman burying lands, near the home 
of Mrs. Daniel Ayer, nearly to the Kingston line. John, 
Richard, Stephen, and Abner, his brothers, settled on Dar- 
by Hill brook, which passed through the Harrimans' lands, 
on its course to Little river and the Merrimac. Darby Hill 
brook received its name from Darby HiU, so called before 
1650, but now known as Jeffers land hill, from its early 
occupancy by James Jeffers, the first clerk of the Timberlane 
parish in 1748. 

Samuel and James Shepherd, and Jonathan Hutchens, also 
located on the same brook, about a fourth of a mile east of 
the home of Mr. John Mills. 

Not far from the eastern shores of the Wash pond were the 
early homes of several pioneer families. Ensign Otho Ste- 
vens and liis wife, Abigail Kent, and four children from Glou- 
cester, Mass., bought a tract of land of Jonathan and Peter 
Eastman, in 1734, on what is now the Bailey woodlot. Jo- 



HAMPSTEAU, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 155 

siah Davis and his wife, Dorothy Colby, and their nine children, 
and his brother Obediah Davis and wife, Sarah Colby, with 
their nine children, came to their locations near Otho Stevens, 
in 1734. The Davis's were sons of James and Hannah (Wig- 
gin) Davis of Haverliill. 

David Copp, born March 9, 1702, and Moses, born March 
21, 170G, sons of Aaron and Mary (Heath) Copp, were near 
neighbors of Stevens and Davis, before 1735. 

John Muzzey settled about 1742 where Giles F. Marble now 
resides. Moses Tucker and James Graves also made early 
homes in that vicinity as did John Harriman in 1738. 

John Hogg made his home at what in later years has been 
known as the Capt. James Smith place at West Hampstead. 

Peter Eastman, owner of extensive tracts of land in the 
central section of the district, was born in Haverhill, April 
20, 1710, son of Jonathan and Hannah (Green) Eastman. 
He came about 1732, and made a home near Benjamin Kim- 
ball's, for his wife, Elizabeth Harriman, and their ten children, 
near the western shores of the Wash pond. 

Joseph Hadley Sr. located on one hundred acres of land in 
1732, where Mr. Verburght now resides, in the Peak district. 

Joseph Hadley Jr. and wife, Martha Gile, and their eleven 
children, descended to the care of the homestead. 

Thomas Williams and wife, Deliverance Merrill, and their 
seven children, bought and occupied lands in 1746, on the 
site of the present home of Ellsworth Hadley. 

Amos Clark and Iris wife, Sarah Kelly, came about 1745. 
Their home with their nine children, was on the site of the 
present house, now occupied by their great granddaughters, 
Misses Sarah and Mary A. Clark. 

William Moulton from Hampton bought the tract of land 
in 1742, near where his descendant, Everett H. Moulton, now 
resides. 

Deacon Timothy Goodwui and his wife, Anna Gould, and 
their eight children, where Henry Morgan lives. Nathan 
Goodwin and wife, Rhoda Colby, and their seven children, 



156 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

where Charles Shannon and his brother lives. Abner Saw- 
yer came about 1748, to the farm that Mr. Anson Kimball 
now occupies. Edmund Sawyer came also about 1748, to the 
present farm of Mr. E. H. Moulton. 

William Marshall and wife, Sarah Boswell, with their six 
children, occupied the same house as now is the home of a 
great granddaughter, Miss Ellen Marshall, in 1748, at what 
is known as Marshall's corner. 

Zecheriah Johnson and wife, Susanna Chase, came from 
Haverhill, Mass., about 1737, and built a log house a few rods 
west from the old Johnson homestead now occupied by a great, 
granddaughter, Mrs, Mary Johnson Carter. He was born in 
Haverhill, Mass., Dec. 20, 1712, son of Joseph and Hannah 
(Barker) Johnson. 

Stephen Johnson, senior and junior, settled near them. 
Their relative Col. John Joluison and wife, Sarah Haynes, 
settled on the present farm of Mr. John Mills, in 1742. He 
was son of Michael Johnson. 

While it does not appear that Stephen Kent of Haverhill 
and Newbury was ever a dweller here, his possessions received 
the name of "Kent's Farm" in 1721, when he became owner 
of a large tract of land in that section. James Atwood, born 
in 1712, the centenarian, and his wife, Molly Lowell, and their 
thirteen children, settled early near the home of Mr. Horace 
Adams. 

Samuel Worthen, senior and junior, also Jonathan and Dan- 
iel Roberds, settled on tracts purchased in 1742, as parts of 
Stephen Kent's 5th division of lands. The rums of their 
home are still to be seen on or near the Adams farm. 

The proprietors of Haverhill gave to Hon. Richard Salton- 
stall, a member of his Majesty's Council, one-half of the large 
island in the Island Pond, m consideration of valuable services 
rendered the proprietors ; the remainder was sold to him for 
thirty shillings an acre, March 21, 1731. It was then es- 
timated to contain two hundred acres, and called " Island 
farm in Perch pond." It was sold by Saltonstall m 1734, to 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HA.MPSHIRE. 157 

Jonathan and Peter Eastman and Peter Green, who sold it 
to Governor Benning Wentworth m 1741. It was owned by 
him and his heirs until 1780, from then till 1865, when it was 
purchased by the present owners, it was transferred seventeen 
times. 

Hugh Tallant, an exile from Ireland, and servant of Col. 
Saltonstall, who set out the long rows of sycamore trees on the 
" Saltonstall seat," or what has been known in later years as 
the " Buttonwoods," on Water Street, Haverhill, came as a 
pioneer to the " Island Farm," in 1731. He later married 
a daughter of Daniel Little and made a settlement near the 
present home of Benj, W. Clark. He was known as " Fiddler 
Hugh." It is evident that misfortunes came to him, as we 
find a record November, 1757, of "a warrant given to John 
Dow Jr., constable, to warn out of the town of Plaistow, to 
go back to the town of Hampstead, where they belong, Hugh 
Tallant, his wife Mary, and their sons, Joseph, John and 
James." He died in Pelham, N. H. 

Such are some of the early families of the Timberlane 
section in the Haverhill District, who were faithful to the 
injunction given them by the Puritan church, which was to 
first provide homes for their families, second, to erect a house 
in wliich to meet for the worship of their creator, and third, 
to provide for the education of their children. While their 
homes were being established, the country revealed a vast 
expanse of forest, dotted here and there with openings made 
by the axe of the early settler, controlled by the surveyor of 
woods, appointed by the crown in King William's reign, in 
accordance to an order sent to the governors of the provinces, 
for the preservation of the wliite pines. In 1708, a law was 
passed in New Hampshire, prohibiting the cutting of such 
pines as were twenty-four inches in diameter, at twelve in- 
ches from the ground, without leave of the surveyor, who was 
instructed by the queen to mark with a broad arrow those 
which might be fit for the use of the navy, and to keep a 
register of them. 



168 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

In each of these openings might be seen an unpretentious 
log cabin with the smoke curling upwards from its rude chim- 
ney, the home of the settler and his family. Sometimes a 
rude hovel or barn could be seen, as the family prospered. 

Often want and toil was the story of the pioneer fathers 
to whom we are so largely indebted for our present prosper- 
ity. Their clothing was of the poorest quality, and their food 
of the coarsest kind ; still they worked amid poverty, united 
in a purpose which became strength, as they patiently and 
perseveringly labored and prayed. 

They opened the forests, built the walls and fences, cleared 
the fields and roads, trained up Christian households, and 
planted their church and schools. We find evidence of an 
honest yeomanry, " a nation's pride," liberty loving. God- 
fearing, working out in their individual ways the problems of 
builders on new foundations. It was but in course with their 
life work that they were ambitious to be incorporated into a 
township or parish. 

Accordingly, a petition was presented to " His Excellency 
'Benning Wentworth, Esq., Governor and Commander-in- 
chief, in and over his Majesties Province in New Hampshire, 
the Honorable, his Majesties Council, July 29, 1746, in be- 
half of the committee, Richard Hazen, Daniel Little, and 
John Webster, and others to the number of about one hun- 
dred, who lived in that part of Haverliill District commonly 
called Timberlane, together with that part of South Hampton 
District usually called " Amesbury Peak," to see if that Hon- 
orable Court in their wisdom will incorporate into a town- 
ship." 

The inhabitants, during the winter of 1733, sent the follow- 
ing request to the District Parish, that " by reason of the 
great distance of their dwellings from the meeting-house, they 
undergo many and great difficulties in attending the public 
worship of Almighty God " and " prayed that they be per- 
mitted to hold meetings by themselves." Their request was 
granted, and a rude but sacred log house was built by those 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 159 

faithful worshippers, which was used, as a convenient meeting 
house for winter use, about fifteen years. Tradition says it 
was built to accommodate twenty-five families, and stood on 
the spot where Mr. Daniel Emerson now resides. 

Their aid and contributions were holden by the North Pre- 
cinct, until " at a Legall District meeting, february ye 9th, 
1747," it was voted to set off Timberlane into a District 
Parish, to hold meetings by themselves. Richard Hazen in 
behalf of tlie people, petitioned Governor Wentvvorth, May 
12, 1748, that they might be freed from any further aid and 
support of the North Parish minister. 

The customs of our ancestors, in their work on the Sabbath 
day, can but illustrate the never-tiring power of progress, and 
interest the present generation. 

A century and a half ago, or more, before the common use 
of bells, a drum was beat from some central place, or a horn 
sent its echoes over the still country, to warn the people from 
absenting themselves from meeting on the Lord's day, or pay 
the penalty, which was sometimes a half bushel of corn or the 
equivalent of it. 

The services commencing by nine o'clock in the morning 
and continuing six or eight houre, and sometimes until after 
sunset. The hours of reading and explaining the Bible, 
the long prayer, and the longer sermon, the hymns, lined out 
by the deacon in couplets, the sinners' confessions, and trials 
before the congregation, the gossip and dissensions caused by 
the " seating of the meeting house " at town meeting which 
was decreed to be according to the age, importance, and social 
standing of the people. The escorting of the minister by the 
sexton to the meeting house, his huge periwig, with massive 
powdered rolls, hanging down over liis shoulders, his clothing 
of the finest broadcloth, with elaborately ruffled shirt bosom 
and bands, his black silk stockings, and bright silver shoe 
buckles, almost concealed by a long black flowing robe, warn- 
ing the people that they must be plainly attired, or be called 
before a magistrate and fined. 



160 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The long distance through the dense forests, guided only 
by marked trees, along the bridle paths, that the fathers, 
mothers, and all the children (excepting infants) must travel, 
generally walking, except a few families, who mounted the 
faitliful family horse, as wagons and other vehicles were un- 
known. 

A general order was passed, " that a good stack of powder 
and ammunition, should be kept under the pulpit." We have 
read of boys saying it was kept there, because it was the dry- 
est place in town, but those faithful worshippers had lived 
through scenes in the Indian wars, even fought like demons to 
defend theii" homes, and their storehouse was valued by them. 

Such are some of the inconveniences, illustrating the ur- 
gent need of a parish by themselves. Every family, who 
formed the nucleus of the new parish, came from Essex Coun- 
ty, Mass., and nme-tenths of their parents from Newbury. 

By order of the General Court, in 1641, a catechism for 
the use of the children, was prepared by " that eminent di- 
vine " Rev. James Noyes, who was accorded to be one of 
the greatest worthies of the age, the teacher of the emigrant 
church at Newbury. He and his colleague, taught them the 
one hundred questions and answers of his catecliism. He 
taught them to revere and love their Bibles, so that to them, 
the lessons from their Bibles were as a message from the throne 
of God. 

In after years, it was their oracle, the sole authority for 
their faith, and the supreme rule for their practice. Their 
family life was regulated by its precepts, and their civil gov- 
ernment was founded upon its law. 

With these principles deeply implanted in their breasts, 
next to the building of their simple homes, their interest 
centered in their place of worship. They had outgrown the 
small log house as their numbers increased, and as the surety 
of being formed into an independent parish dawned upon 
them they laid plans to establish a permanent place for wor- 
ship and public uses. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 161 

The preparation of sul)stantial timber was being carried on 
from 1745 to 1747, and between then and January, 1749, 
they had hiid the foundation for their new meeting-house, and 
although the floors were only partially in place, the l)uilding 
not c'lapboarded or the windows glassed, the doors not made 
or hung, nor was it plastered for several years, it was occupied 
for meetings, and they were content to work as their God 
prospered them. Their house was literally founded on a 
rock, on an eminence overlooking the surrounding country. 
There it has stood, the most historic place in our midst, for a 
century and a half, proclaiming the solid character and ster- 
ling worth of our ancestors. 

The deed of the land upon which the house stands was 
given by Capt. George Little, on consideration of his " always 
having a place for a pew in the meeting-house at the right 
hand of the fore door m the house." 

For about ninety years it was the meeting-house and town 
house combined, until the Congregational Church removed to 
a new place of their ov/n in 1837, as other religious de- 
nominations claimed the meeting-house pa,rt of the time. 
Since then it has been generally known as Hampstead town 
house. The old pews and pulpit were removed in 1852, and 
the lower part fitted for a more convenient town hall, for 
which the town appropriated $600 of the proceeds from the 
sale of the parsonage farm, which is now the farm of }<h\ 
Charles Rundlett. 

The porch and steeple, which rises to the height of one 
hundred feet or more, were built by Col. Thomas Reed and 
Abner Rogers, in 1792, who subscribed for two pews in the 
meeting-house, in part payment for their work. The wooden 
weather vane was made by Stephen Colby of Haverhill, 
Mass., while he was serving apprenticeship with Daniel Nich- 
ols, the pioneer of the Nichols family in the town. The vane 
was replaced by the one now seen in 1882. The bell, that 
rings from the town hall tower, was a gift from Thomas Huse 
of West Newbury, in 1809, and bore the inscription, 



1G2 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

" The liviDg to the cliurch I call, 
And to the grave I summons all." 

But upon the scenes that have found voice in that historic 
house, upon the work of our fathei"S, and the results attained 
there, from January 19, 1749, when they gathered and lis- 
tened to the words of the welcome Charter. 

The sun rose on a brighter day to those hardy settlers, who 
that day became inhabitants of the new town of Hampstead, 
who had anxiously waited three years for the Governor and 
his Majesty's Council to answer their petition to be incorpo- 
rated into a township. 

How proudly they set themselves into working order for 
the upbuilding of the town ! The first warrants for town 
purposes were emblems of the faithful labors of the freehold- 
ers of Hampstead. The germs of morality, of good citizen- 
ship, and of freedom, shone from every act, as they enacted 
their simple laws. 

We read that Rev. Mr. Parker, who lived a short time at 
the late Abner Chandler homestead, with a Mr. Phillips from 
Exeter, and other neighboring ministers, supplied as their 
teachers of the Gospel, until Rev. Henry True was ordained, 
June 24, 1752. 

As the 150th anniversary of the organization of the Con- 
gregational Church occurs m 1902, and as we anticipate the 
observance of that event by an appropriate memorial, we will 
pass over the many interesting phases of the church, which 
all these years has wielded such a power of good in our town. 

Cotton Mather said that " the Puritans came to this coun- 
try on account of the low state of learning in the old coun- 
try," and while, after they came to America, they did what 
tliey could, under the conditions of tlie times, to elevate edu- 
cation, the advantages of a majority of our ancestors were 
necessarily limited. It was imperative that they learn to 
read their Bibles, but tliey realized the need of better educa- 
tional facilities for their children than they could enjoy. 

The first law passed in New Hampshire, after its separation 



HAMPSTJ:AD, new HAMrSHlHE. 163 

from Massachusetts, was one relating to the establishment of 
schools in every township which had fifty householders. In 
every township that had one hundred householders there 
should be established a grammar school, in which Latin and 
Greek should be taught. Therefore our town carried that 
law into effect as soon as the organization for town purposes 
was well perfected, under the new charter, by " voting to hire 
a schoolmaster six months in ye year, in ye summer season." 

Tlie history of Education, by the late Caleb Moulton, in 
1876, and the " Decadel Year Book " of our High school, 
in 1884, and High school catalogues, faithfully record the 
progress and results of our system of schools, established by 
the founders of the town. 

There was a marked increase the first few years in the 
population, industries, and cultivation of the soil. Joshua 
Corliss, who founded Ids home on the west of the road, 
nearly opposite the home of George Bragg ; Thomas Arnold, 
where Wm. Keazer resides ; Ebenezer Hoyt, on " Hoyt's Cor- 
ner," so called, later the home of Samuel Dexter, son of Lord 
Timothy Dexter; Gen. Jacob Bailey, near the home of Mr. 
Frank Rowe ; Benjamin Pillsbury, east of the Angly pond ; 
John, Nathaniel, Joshua and Abel Merrill, owned tracts of 
land on the farm of the late Washington Noyes ; Capt. Hez- 
ekiah Hutchens, where|Edward F, Noyes now resides ; Asa 
Currier and Dr. John Bond, near the home of the late Ezekiel 
Cunier; Rev. Henry True, where the late Francis Merrick 
house was burned, and later at Mr. Frank Sawyer's home- 
stead ; Thomas Wadleigh, at " Wadleigh Corner," so called ; 
Joseph Noyes, at the old Noyes place burned in September, 
1797 ; Joseph Merrick, a short distance south from the resi- 
dence of Henry Noyes ; Wm. George, at " old George place ;" 
John Muzzey, Edmund Moors, Jeremiah Allen, Benjamin 
Hale, Daniel Nichols, at the "old Nichols' place," near 
"Kent's farm;" and probably others came, before 1760, and 
lent their aid and support to the growth and prosperity of the 
town. 



164 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OP 

Their homes, their church and their schools founded, the 
prospect before our fathers must have been one of content- 
ment and prosperity, but a mightier obhgation had been in- 
stilled in their breasts, they had been taught by their ances- 
tors to be alive to the protection of those sacred institutions. 

The period from the first settlement of our town until the 
close of the war of 1812 was one of war and preparations 
for war, with intervals of a few 3'ears of outward peace. 

The gathering clouds and lightning flashes of discontent 
among the French, Indians, or British, who sought to usurp 
the liberty of the colonies, aroused the inhabitants to im- 
mediate action. 

Many of the fathers who had been active in the settlement 
of the town fought in defence of the Colonies. In every 
battle, at Crown Point, Louisburg, and on the Plains of Abra- 
ham, Hampstead was represented by some of her thirty-three 
or more soldiers, who served during the years from 1745 to 
1762. Capt. Samuel Watts, Col, Jacob Bailey, who after- 
wards became the famous llevolutionary General, Capt. John 
Hazen, and Ensign Otho Stevens, who was killed at the battle 
of Oswego, especially distinguished themselves in the French 
and Indian wars. 

In 1774, when the Provincial Congress adopted a plan for 
organizing the militia, maintaining it, and calling it out when 
circumstances should render it necessary, it provided that 
" one-quarter of the number should be in readiness to muster 
at the shortest notice." 

It is a pleasant remembrance to know that in Hampstead 
every man except one, eligible as a soldier, signed the as- 
sociation test, which was a pledge, which read : '^ We hereby 
solemnly engage and promise that we will to the utmost of 
our power, at the risk of our lives and fortunes, tvitJi arms, 
oppose the hostile proceedings of the British fleets and armies 
against the United Colonies." 

When the signal " to arms " came they sent their propor- 
tion willingly. In 1777 there were one hundred and forty-one 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 165 

men between the ages oi sixteen and fifty eligible for the 
calls. 

Dnring the years from 1775 to 1781 one hundred and forty- 
two men proved their faithfulness to American principles, 
serving from eleven days to tliree years in the army, several 
enlisting over and over as calls came. 

Hampstead ranked among the first towns in the state, by 
the promptness with which Capt. llezekiah Hutchens gath- 
ered sixty-one men at the " old Hutchens' home," thirty-five 
of them from this town, in a few hour's notice, to march to 
Bunker Hill in June, 1775, when New Hampshire men consti- 
tuted nearly two-tliirds of all the men and oflicers in that battle. 
Hutchens' com2:)any were among the first heroes in the Rev- 
olutionary war. Fearless and brave they faced the disciplined 
troops of Great Britain. They were plain, honest men, handled 
plain firelocks, carried their powder in ox horns, and their bul- 
lets in their pockets. They were ununiformed, many of them 
coatless and otherwise destitute, but with hearts loyal to the 
American cause, they opposed the armed hosts of Britain. 

When the British again invaded our shores in 1812, as a 
sequel to the Revolutionary troubles, thirty-eight or more 
men from Hampstead went to the defense of American liber- 
ty. No lack of patriotism is recorded, no act of cowardice or 
desertion reported. Each man was ready to carry out his 
promise, from 1774 to the surrender of Cornwallis, Oct. 19, 
1781, or long after the peace treaty was signed and America 
had started out to sustain an independent form of govern- 
ment. 

Then followed a period of depression and distress in every 
townsliip. Hampstead men came back to their homes to find 
nearly all of their life work swept from them ; poverty stared 
them in the face. Their church, schools and industries were 
nearly, if not quite, suspended. 

They had won their cause, and with undaunted courage and 
a firm tread they set themselves at work to fulfil their part 
in the Government towards a haven of prosperity. It was in 



166 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

those years that Hampstead welcomed such men as the Ord- 
ways with their thrift and enterprise, in establishing a thriv- 
ing business in the manufacture of poplar and palm leaf hats, 
etc. The Gordons, with their extensive tannery ; the Welchs 
who estabUshed the mills for making cloths, grist mill and 
bark mills at Island pond. The Kellys, Smiths, Bucks, 
Shannons, Garlands, Bricketts, Putnams, Ayers, Sanborns, 
Stickneys, Marbles, Sawyers, Bartletts, and others who lent a 
powerful, and often a guiding hand to bring, as the years rolled 
on, an era of prosperity, until the century mark was reached. 

The memories of July 4th, 1849, are fresh in the thoughts 
of man}' who are with us today. The celebration of the 100th 
anniversary was the day of days in the life's liistory of those 
who gathered in this grove to renew pleasant associations, and 
to review the faithful work of those at rest in the silent graves. 

The treaty of peace with Mexico had been vrelcomed less 
than two years before ; the two heroes, William Stickney and 
Benj. Arnold, had returned, and the people doubtless beheved 
the days of war were over in our fair America and made it a 
celebration of gladness. 

A peace, as of a benediction, must have settled over the 
hearts of all present as they listened to these words, spoken 
by Hampstead's honored son, " where swept the tide of war, 
now all is calm, and fresh, and still. The roll of musketry, 
and the clash of arms are hushed, and the pillow of repose is 
pressed in quiet." 

In twelve years how changed the scene ! History repeats 
itself. From the race of the grandfathers of 1776 came the 
patriotism of 1861, which would not allow our constitution to 
be violated and the union of states to be ruptured. 

When two millions of men took the field to enforce that unity 
and preserve the nation as a whole, Hampstead's one hundred 
and ten men, the fathers, brothers and friends, with the blood 
of a noble ancestry in their veins, won for themselves a record 
wliich their descendants will cherish for centuries to come. Liv- 
ing voices of those veterans can today tell to the sons and daugh- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 167 

ters of Eastman, Corson, Grover, Little, Martin, Shannon, 
Morse, Frost, Davis, McDuffee, Brickett, Arnold, Hoyt, Ta- 
bor, Johnson, Stevens, Currier, and others of their brave com- 
rades, the story of their long and weary marches, of the priva- 
tions they endured, and of their companions " who came not 
home again," and they will hold the remembrance forever 
" In memoriam." 

Each year has wrought its change in the homes of our people. 
One by one the fathers and mothers have been borne to their 
rest, and as we read from the tombstones the names and dates 
placed thereon in sacred memory, and say " He or she was a 
parent or ancestor of mine," and as we recall the noble deeds 
and the faitliful work they performed, the self sacrifices they 
made that the sons and daughters, who fill their places in life's 
great battle, might enjoy better advantages and reap the har- 
vest of their labors, an inspiration steals over us to so live : 

That when our beauteous spirit shall flee, 

From its realm of loving and giving, 
Our stainless monument shall be 

The lives that were blest by our living. 

Modern inventions have been utilized, macMnery of all 
kinds have come into use to simplify labor ; the various uses 
for electricity have been discovered ; the telegraph, telephone, 
cable, and numberless other improvements have rapidly suc- 
ceeded one another in the thirty-three years since the civil war. 

The churches have gained in numbers and influence by the 
building of the Methodist church at West Hampstead, which 
was dedicated June 25, 1884, and the church at the East Vil- 
lage, Apr. 28, 1897. 

The schools have been more liberally endowed, and new 
school rooms taken the places of the old buildings of the past 
generations in each district of the town. The residences of 
our people have been improved and beautified by generally a 
contented and happy family. 

The building of our public library (which was dedicated 
May 18, 1897), through the helpful endowments of our re- 



168 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

spected townsman, Nelson Ordway, has given an impetus and 
thirst for progressive thought and ideas to all classes of our 
people who can but reverence the founder, and each succeed- 
ing generation bless liim for liis benefactions. 

One year ago the outburst of patriotism again swept over 
our land ; the deadly war with Spain, " the war for humanity's 
sake," while the triumphs of victory were quickly won, the 
shadow still settles over the nation. 

Industry was a prominent trait of the ancestors in all New 
England towns, and next to their piety, their national pride, 
and high sense of honor, were their most striking character- 
istics ; and while the whole American nation, stands by those 
traits, we know it is equally true of the Hampstead son or 
daughter, who has ever gone from our town to liigher fields 
of usefulness, whether as employer or employed, in the city, 
or country, in the pulpit, in the school room, in the halls of 
Legislation, in the professions, on the prairies, or in the log- 
ging camps, on the farms, in the factories, or employed at 
mechanical trades, or fighting his country's battles in the 
wilderness, our inherited characteristics are tracable in liis in- 
domitable courage, in his persistency, in his love of justice 
and equal rights, and his inflexible determination to come out 
ahead, at any and all honorable cost. 

As we stand on the threshold of a new century, a hope 
sliines over all. We look forward to a clear bright line, trust- 
ing that it may be a century of peace, that it shall not ask of 
us any of those ministrations which war demands. A hope 
that fifty years hence, when the children and grandcliildren of 
the schoolboys of today, may gather in this grove to do honor 
to a longer line of ancestry, that the Hampstead of today 
may have given place to a Hampstead, that in population, 
culture, arts, and refinement, which embellish and adorn civi- 
lized life, will be vastly in advance of our position now. 

A hope that they may search deeper into the history, legends 
and personal acts of the town builders, preserving with zeal 
and enthusiasm the ancient landmarks, whether they be that 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 169 

giant of strength, the " Royal Oak," or noble elms that have 
stood as a guard over our beautiful town all the years since its 
early settlement, the old meeting-house, the early homes, or tlie 
I'elics, rescued from the public or private life of the fathers. 

Holding all as sacred as the old tombstones, and burnish 
every link that binds them to the ancestral chain until it 
shines, and feel that our ancestors, the pioneers of Hampstead, 
chose for their inheritance the most goodly land and the most 
wise precepts. 

To duty firm 
To conscience true, 
Honor tried and pressed, 
In God's dear sight 
High work, we do. 



At the conclusion of the address Miss Manora Jenness of 
Charlton, Mass., sang " Memories of the Past" (Mankeville). 
The first lines ; 

" In the old village school house that stood on the green, 

Barefooted I played when a boy, 
And the old familiar faces as I recall the names, 

Now fill my heart with ecstacy and joy." 

Miss Jenness' singing was especially pleasing and in response 
to the wish, she sang, 

" When the dew begins to fall " etc. (Turner.) 
An original anniversary poem was recited by Rev. William 
Tenny Bartley of Salem, N. H. 



ANNIVERSARY POEM. 



Slowly the years elapse, and slowly the centuries marching 
Pass with their steps majestic o'er nations, and cities, and peo- 
ples. 
Slowly from Time's great bell peal the notes that register cycles 
And, after fifty years silence, anew the hour is sounded. 



170 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Homewai'd again from afar, the clans are returning with gladness, 
Back to their Hampstead — ham-stede — their homestead they joy- 
fully journey. 
Thou who with light all-ilhuuing surroundest thy dwelling celes- 
tial, 
Visit in mercy thy children, and bless us assembled before Thee. 
Strengthen each tenderest tie that binds us in love to this village ; 
Hallow this day as a season of union fraternal and friendship. 
Not yet have two centuries finished their flight 
Since Hampstead first greeted the colonists' sight. 
Till then in the forests that girted it about 
The cry of the beast and the Indian's shout 
And the song of the birds filled the arch of the wood. 
Where the oak and the pine in comi^anionship stood. 
But the strenuous Saxon is never at rest ; 
Over seas and through forests he gallantly pressed ; 
Green woods he beheld, and the Lake of the Isle, 
And the waves which at sunset in rosy rays smile. 
The tall waving trees and the ripples, sun-kissed, 
Were a sight his heart had no strength to resist. 
So the axes flashed bright and the clearings were made 
And to solid foundations of homesteads were laid ; 
And where the tall pines in their verdure had grown 
The plow ran its furrows and gardens were sown. 
Not great were the treasures in gold that were brought 
From the home over seas by the fathers who sought 
To build a new Hampstead ; but better than gold 
Was the fear of the Lord, which was riches untold. 
Their statutes were His, and they worshipped His name 
With hearts full of faith that no sorrow could tame, 
And early a temple their piety reared 
For the praise of the God whom they loved and revered. 

Not blind were their eyes to the value of school ; 
The pedagogue early established his rule, 
And reading and writing to dullards he brought, 
And (aided by flogging) orthography taught. 

And since to om- fantasy given the rein. 
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HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 171 

To believe, let us fiu-ther with fancy take flight, 
And ask what occurred on the highways at night. 

No glare of the arc, neither rumble of cars. 
No sound but the frog, and no light but the stars — 
For what were the evenings in Hampstead more meet 
Than a slow promenade on the elm-shaded street ? 

'Twas solus cum sola, for then as today, 

They spoke their devotion in Jacob's old way. 

When he labored for years for the hand of a maid. 

And just as Priscilla by Alden was prayed, 

When his plea for a friend she had scornfully spurned, 

And he blissfully saw that his love was retm-ned. 

Since Antony basely deserted the fray, 

Because his sweet siren was sailing away ; 

Since the judge in his judgment was shaken and stirred 

By graceful Maud MuUer, 'tis safely inferred 

That Cupid was here with his bow and his darts, 

And pierced with his arrows the flintiest of hearts. 

But tale of love or sportive song. 
Or daily toil, or cares that throng — 
They are all fleeting and at last 
The pall of death is o'er them cast. 
As leaves we fade, we pass away. 
How few recall that ancient day, 
When fifty years ago, om: sires 
Renewed about their altar fires 
The memories of days gone by ; 
On few of us the sun will shine 
In nineteen hundred forty -nine. 

The solemn course of nature's law 
Confirms the words the fathers saw, 
(They are now sleeping neath the sod) 
In Hampstead's ancient house of God. 
Depicted on the church bell old 
Which with its peals it clearly tolled — 
<< The living to the chui'ch I call. 
And to the grave I summons all ; " 



172 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OK 

And still at times those notes resound 
And tell the truth to all around. 

All thanks to God, the grave begins, 
Not ends the day, the dying wins 
(If true his earthly life) a home 
Beneath the skies cerulean dome. 
Should wasting fire sweep this place 
And every hiunan mark efface ; 
Should time's relentless tooth invade, 
In ruin every wall be laid — 
We fear not lest oblivion fall ; 
The saints this soil beloved recall. 
Her glorious dead have gone before, 
And Hampstead lives forevermore. 



The singing of " America " followed the recitation, and as 
the echoes stilled over the waters of the pond, the president 
announced that an hour's intermission would be taken, dur- 
ing which lunch would be served to the company. A boun- 
teous collation had been provided by the committee and house- 
wives of the town, consisting of sandwiches, pies, cakes and 
hot coffee. 

The refreshment committee were assisted in the entertain- 
ment of the guests by Mesdames Abbie (Dow) Emerson, 
Louise (Roundy) Bailey, Jane (Taylor) Davis, Ida (Thomas) 
Noyes, Esther Emerson, Mary (Clark) Corson, Grace Allen, 
Alice (Hamlin) Emerson, Minnie (Stevens) Emerson, Abbie 
(Corson) Tabor, Annie (Knight) Mills, Abbie (Gale) Little, 
Lizzie (Gilmore) Hoyt, Jennie Woods, Marcia A. Woods, 
Myra (Fellows) Pressey, Bessie (Grover) Mills, Sarah (Col- 
lins) Allen, Nellie (Hadley) jMoulton, Ada (Emerson) Gar- 
land, Misses Ada M. and Lillian D. llundlett. Lulu Cor- 
son, Addie B. Gardner, Mary F. Heath, Lena Pressey, also 
the pupils of the high and common schools, in passing the 
lunch to the company. 




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John E. Mills and assistants served lemonade and ice cream. 

A most enjoyable hour was spent and manj^ old acquain- 
tances were renewed after a lapse of years, in some instances. 

About 1.30 P. M. the president again called the company 
to quiet and introduced the Rev. Dr. W. W. Silvester, rector 
of " The George W. South Memorial Church of the Advocate" 
of Pliiladelphia, who spoke as follows : 

Mr. J-^reaiderit., 3Ieriibers of the CommittP.e., and Citizens of 

Hampsfead : 

I am sensible of the honor you have done me in asking me 
to address you on this 150th Annivei"sary of Hampstead and 
on this American day, the Fourth of July. By a single an- 
cestor my life connects itself with tliis town. This is a day 
to talk of deeds. 

My old ancestor of Hampstead was no ordinary hero. I 
am glad to speak of his soldiership and long service for his 
country. I shall not attempt to conceal the pride I feel, that 
through liim I am standing here, a part and parcel of you today. 

In 1748, a year before this town was organized, my ancestor 
at twenty-one was at the first capture of Louisburg, and again, 
ten years later, at the second capture. He was ready for the 
Revolution when it came. He had seen much service. He 
wrote a blunt, soldierly letter offering himself for duty. It 
ran thus : " Hezekiah Hutchens hereby requests the honor- 
able Committee of Safety and Gentlemen of the Congress, 
that he is willing to serve his country in tliis province service 
in the common cause ; and that he has been in all the wars in 
this country since the taking of Louisburg the first time ; and 
in the last war was captain of a hundred men ; part of the 
time did the duty of chief engineer at Fort Frederick, near 
two years." 

Promptness was in order in the emergency of 1776. The 
Captain did not receive permission to enlist a company until 
the first of June. Hot patriotic blood hereabouts was plenti- 
ful one hundred and twenty-three years ago. By the loth. 



174 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

he was in Charlestown with a full company of men, mostly 
from this town ; on the 16th he received liis commission as 
captain, and had his men on the 17th in the fray at Bunker 
Hill. 

Let us respect this man. The soldier is a man with a lik- 
ing for the sniff of honor as well as a sniff of battle. Henry 
the 5th, in Shakespeare, gives an example of this. 

" I am not " says he, " covetous for gold, 
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost. 

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But if it be a sin to covet honor 

I am the most offending soul alive." 

Then he graphically pictures the renown wliich shall follow 

a battle impending. 

" This day is called the feast of Cri:*pian, 

He that outlives this day and comes safe home. 

Will stand a tiptoe when this day is named, 

And rouse him at the name of Crispian. 

He that shall see this day a live old age, 

Will yearly on the vigil, feast his neighbors, 

And say, ' Tomorrow is Saint Crispian,' 

Then will ho strip his sleeve and show his scars; 

Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot, 

IJut he'll remember with advantages 

What feats he did that day: then shall our names. 

Familiar in his mouth as household words, — 

Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter, 

Warwiet and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloster, — 

Be in their flowing cups freshly I'emember'd." 

For the sweets of fame, such is the appetite of the hero 
who is living. But the appetite does not end there. He ex- 
pects posthumous fame ; besides, he looks forward to the time 
when men shall remember him and say pleasant tilings of him 
after he is dead. The soldier not only says " tomorrow com- 
memorates the battle of Bennington or Buena Vista, but he 
believes when he shall be gone from the world, that his coun- 
try or state or townsmen, will say that " Mr. so and so, or 
Captain this or that, fought at Germantown, in Mexico, or 
Cuba. 

Great it is to do something in this world worthy of re- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 175 

ward, and that excites the admiration and gratitude of men 
and one's country. Undoubtedly this expectation of winning 
a fame which is to last forever, is that quality which has 
thrown a splendor around the military lives denied to other 
professions. 

We remember Captain Hutchens today, and his fellow 
townsmen, soldiers who fought as valiantly as he. We re- 
member them kindly and affectionately — those old-time, hon 
orable soldiers ! Honorable Soldiers ! 

Men like Captain Hutchens were the fashioners of this 
town and this country. The making of a country is a curious 
thing. No fixed law declares that one nation shall be like 
another. You do not get good potatoes by planting j)Oor 
potatoes year after year. What a nation will l)e, and a town 
too (let it be appropriately said), dej^ends upon the quality 
of men it starts with. America began with the first rate, a 
little over Puritan perhaps, but still first rate. Heroes peo- 
pled this region any time these 150 years. We are tempted 
to believe sometimes, that this country came into existence 
at the signal of the Declaration of Independence. Not so ; 
the stuff which goes to the founding of a republic like ours, 
is not so hastily created. 

The Declaration of Independence was a peg put in at the 
right moment in the right place. It makes the beginning of 
the intended government which has since not retarded. But 
the material of which the nation was to be made came from 
England, in our ancestors. The sparks of the Declaration of 
Independence flew from the swords of our soldiers at Louis- 
burg and Ticonderoga, as well as at Trenton and Bunker 
Hill. I mean, that in our people was the same spirit in both 
instances, the character and grit that came with them from 
England — the peculiar thing that is known today as the Anglo- 
Saxon race — composed of a quality of men which in the his- 
tory of the civilization seems now to be dominating the world, 
and saying, " we want the earth." 

We know liberty as a nation, root and branch. We are 



176 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

quite right, I hope, in our mission in Cuba. We shall en- 
counter no moral difficulty, I trust, in justifying our position 
in the Islands of the Pacific, for which, with a swift gener- 
osity we paid twenty millions of dollars without guarantee of 
the delivery of the goods — human goods whom we are now 
whipping in spite of the persistent rebellion, into " good form " 
of the American pattern. 

We can make it obvious, let us hope, to our consciences, 
that we are not again, like very Britishers, fighting against 
the Declaration of Independence, against the Fourth of July, 
of those dusky Pliilippinos in the isles of the East. 

Here never had you tyranny. No autocrat, a hundred and 
fifty years ago, told you how you should live. You people 
decided that for yourselves. This town is today what you 
have willed it to be, and had the power to make it. The his- 
tory of its 150 years is the record of the lives of your towns- 
people. The chiefest minds among you have, I doubt not, 
invariably been the standards and rulers of the town. 

Be it so always. The law that the superiors are to guide, 
is the perpetual lesson of a self governing people. 

In the days past the best minds thought out the democracy, 
and studied the way by wliich their ideal should be realized ; 
the best minds planned and directed the battles which achieved 
a people's government. And so the best minds now set the 
pace for what the American Government thenceforth is to be. 

Deep observation is not required to see that our national 
affairs grow more complicated every year ; demanding liigher 
statesmanship. A more imperative duty never rested upon a 
great people to see to it that the false and corrupt, the com- 
monplace and the second rate, do not dominate and spoil us. 

Hon. Lyman Dewey Stevens, of Concord, N. H., was called 
upon and addressed the company with the following remarks : 
Ladies and Grentlemen : 

Permit me in the first place to express my grateful appre- 
ciation of the kindness of your committee in inviting myself 




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ISAAC WILLIAM NOYES. 




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EDWARD RAND NOYES. 




WALLACE PEABODY NOYES. 




HENRY NOYES. 




CHAKLKS HENRY C.UOVKR, 




CHARLES HENRY GROVER JR. 




CllAKl.KS H. KANOLKTT. 




EI.KBIDGE HENRY NOYES. 




WALTER F. AND CARL P NOYES. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 177 

and family to participate in the celebration of the one hun- 
dred and fiftieth birthday of this fair town. I come in the 
evening of my life to see for the first time the home of my 
ancestor, my great-grandfather, William Stevens, one of the 
early settlers of tliis town, whose remains rest in your soil. 
My grandfather and my father were born here, and as I look 
today upon the scenes which were so familiar and so dear to 
them, I cannot feel that I am a stranger in Hampstead. The 
beautiful waters of Wash Pond rippling at our feet greet me 
as a friend, for its name has been familiar to me from my 
childhood. 

I feel as though I had come to celebrate Old Home Week, 
which our Governor so warmly advocates, and I have, in 
common with you, a just pride in the history of Hampstead. 
I am proud that no page of its history is stained by the record 
of any heinous crime committed within its borders ; proud 
that the character of its people has been conspicuous for a 
sturdy adherence to the principles of good government, for 
the advancement of general intelligence and popular educa- 
tion, and for the maintenance of a high standard of moral 
and religious life. 

It is natural that we should look back today to the time 
when our forefathers dwelt here ; and if we contrast the 
narrow limitations of their lives, the poverty which confront- 
ed them, the hardships which they had to bear, with our pres- 
ent condition, we may justly congratulate ourselves on the 
wonderful progress which characterizes the century and a half 
whose completion we have met here to celebrate. Our ances- 
tors loved and defended and made free a country consisting 
of a few colonies scattered along the shores of the Atlantic ; 
but to-day we behold them expanded into forty-five great 
states, stretching grandly westward until they reach the 
shores of the Pacific ocean ; nay, more, until they rule the 
islands of the sea. 

Our fathers were confronted with grave problems, the so- 
lution of which compelled them to lay upon the altar of their 



178 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

country the offering of " their lives, their fortunes, and their 
sacred honor." Today we, their descendants, are no less 
called upon to meet problems vitally effecting the welfare of 
our republic ; problems, my fellow-citizens, which we have a 
share in solvmg, and we shall be guilty of neglect if we fail 
to give to their consideration and adjustment any less devo- 
tion, if need be, than was shown by our forefathers in the 
infancy of our nation. 

I regret that my ancestors are not more ably represented on 
this occasion, but as I am the only available descendant, they 
will have to be content with what I can do. I may not pos- 
sess all the estimable qualities which they presumably had, 
for the records show all the people of Hampstead to have 
been good, but I will not yield to them or to any one in my 
love and veneration for the high qualities which constitute 
the character of a true man. 

My friends, when another one hundred and fifty years shall 
have rolled away, I tliink we may fondly hope that your de- 
scendants and mine may gather on this lovely spot to cele- 
brate the three hundredth anniversary of your corporate birth. 
We may believe that on that auspicious day they will behold 
tliis sun shining upon a free government, purged of its present 
weaknesses and imperfections, securing effectually to all the 
people of the land their just rights and privileges. Such a 
government will challenge the respect and admiration of the 
world, as the noblest monument of human wisdom and the 
best birthright of mankind. 

Ladies and gentlemen, permit me to thank you heartily for 
the attention and patience with which you have listened to 
me. I give you the assurance that I shall carry with me so 
long as memory lasts most pleasant recollections of this beau- 
tiful and happy day which I have spent in Hampstead. 

Hon. William C. Todd of Atkinson, was introduced as the 
only living person that addressed the people at the centennial 
celebration. He was received heartily, and spoke of the 
pleasure it afforded him, after a lapse of fifty years, to again 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 179 

visit this same grove on a similar occasion. He allnded very 
feelingly to liis friends in Ilampstead at that time, especially 
to the late Judge Isaac William Smith, with whom he had 
closely associated since his boyhood, a college classmate and 
friend of later years. 

He had pleasant remembrances of " Parson Kelly," Rev. 
Mr. Bartley, Major Isaac Smith, and John Ordway, the pros- 
perous merchants of the town ; of Dr. Josiah C. Eastman and 
others whose memory he loved as men worthy of the respect 
of the town. 

" God grant that all of us while we live may do some good 
in the world. Hampstead has reason to he proud of its men 
and its record in the past. May it continue to prosper, to be 
active in every good work, and when, half a century hence, its 
sons and daughters again assemble in tliis grove for the two 
hundredth anniversary, they can rejoice that the honorable 
history of the fathers has not been impaired." 

Rev. Albert Watson of Windham, N. H., spoke in part as 
follows : — 
Ladies and Gentlemen : — 

I feel as if I ought to make some response to the very 
hearty greeting that we received when we came together. 

When we visit a friend's house to celebrate his birthday, 
and he says he is glad to see us, the least we can say is^ 
" Thank you ; we are glad to see you and wish you many 
happy returns of the day." 

I am sure it is a great day for Hampstead, and it is a great 
day for a great many people, not only those who belong to 
Hampstead, but those who belong to the adjoining towns. 

I certainly do feel that I am at a disadvantage to-day in 
not having the good fortune to be born m Hampstead. 

I am reminded, by the way, in %dew of what has been said, 
of a son, or would-be son, of the Emerald Isle, who, speak- 
ing at a great public meeting, thus expressed himself: " I'se 
glad to be with you, my boys, you know I was born in the 



180 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

east end of London, and it has always been my lifelong re- 
gret that I was not bom in my native land." So I may say 
today, in a certain sense like the Irishman, it has been my 
lifelono- regret that I was not born in my native land. I am 
glad to say, however, that I could do the next best thing, get 
around to the land as soon as I possibly could. 

T have taken pains to visit Old Hampstead, London, and 
could tell you some interesting things ; however, I will only 
take time to mention a fact in history and apply the same. 

In the year 1882, Gen. N. P. Banks appeared here in one 
of our Popular Lecture courses, and gave us a talk on "What 
a man owes to his country," and the subject comes up afresh 
on this anniversary day. I should like to speak at length 
upon it, but time will not allow. One word must suffice. 
Every man owes himself, his best, to his town. Let the debt 
be paid, let the obligation be met by every one, especially the 
young and rising generation, and not many decades will pass 
away before the town will receive a decided uplift and a 
greater glory than ever before. 

The president then introduced Rev. Myron P. Dickey, of 
Milton, N. H., who spoke as follows : 

There was introduced to you a few moments ago a man 
who was present and took part in the exercises fifty years ago. 
That fact made liim seem a very ancient man. And I will say 
that tliis is my second one hundred and fiftieth anniversar}^ that 
I have been privileged to attend. The other was not, how- 
ever, in the town of Hampstead, l)ut in my native town of 
Derry. 

That was thirty years ago this summer, I believe. I remem- 
ber very distinctly two things with reference to myself con- 
nected Avith that anniversary thirty years ago. One of the 
things was that I took my fii"st shave that day. The other was 
I heard Horace Greely speak. And as I came to the depot this 
morning and did not find, or did find a team there, but did not 
get aboard, and had to walk down through the heat, I am sure 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 181 

I will have something to remember this one hundred and fiftieth 
anniversary. I want to say that it did not appear to be any 
fault of the managers of this occasion that I did not get a ride 
down ; they had arranged to send a young man to meet the 
minister and his wife up to the depot ; nobody ever knew me 
in Hampstead as a minister, and it has been very difficult for 
me to make people believe I am a minister. Next time I 
come to West Hampstead for any occasion I am going to put 
on a white tie and black coat, and then the lad will not run 
off and think I am not the one he is looking for. I do Avant to 
come to Hampstead on an anniversary yet to come. I want 
to live to be able to be present at the semi-centennial of the 
Hampstead High school, for as intimated in the remarks of 
your president, my interest and abiding memories cluster 
around the High school, and I hope that I may live, and that 
when the time comes, twenty-six years from now, for the fiftieth 
anniversary of the High school, I may be able to be present. 
It does not do to talk very much of good or bad men wliile 
they are above ground. It would not do for me to speak 
about the trustees of the Hampstead High school, worthy men 
as they are today, because there are some of them not yet 
passed over, but in twenty-six years from now I think I should 
be able to speak of them with some of the appreciation that 
I came to have for them. 

I suppose the first thing in the thoughts of us who come 
from a distance is of hearing the voices, looking into the faces, 
and taking by the hand those that we formerly knew. I do 
not suppose my wife will be called upon to say a word in her 
behalf on this occasion. For here she spent her honeymoon, 
and I have begun to see how the honeymoon came to rank so 
high. It is that little period of time when the anxious lines 
are allowed to pass away, the anxious lines that come some- 
times sooner and sometimes later in life, as the girls and per- 
haps the boys get to be concerned whether they can find any- 
one to marry them. When they get married that anxiety 
passes away until the new cares come with the cares of the 



182 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

family, and as I am sure that Mi's. Dickey would say that the 
years that she passed in Hampstead were her honeymoon years, 
and she and I and all of us have ever been glad to come back 
and take you by the hand, and I want to say to some of you, 
who may not know, that our first born son, born in Hampstead, 
last week took his degree of Bachelor of Arts at Dartmouth 
College in the largest class that ever graduated. 

But these gatherings do have a deeper meaning than the 
greetings and the revival of past memories. I can recall 
how, as a young man on the like occasion in my native town 
thirty years ago, I received an impression from the gathered 
people and the words spoken that quickened my aspirations 
for worthy manhood. 

The speakers that have preceded me have told what a fine 
looking audience this is, and looking from this platform you 
do make a Ijeautiful picture. One would not suppose there 
could be a homely face among you, but if you were inspected 
by some critical eye very likely there would not be a perfect 
beauty in the whole company, so it is in the daily routine of 
life, as we see men and women singly and in their individual 
acts. We see what seems to be imperfections, but on occa- 
sions like this we see the gathered results of the past genera- 
tions, and we say the results are good. The fathers wrought 
well. The imperfections are dropped out of sight. It is the 
morality, tlie uprightness, the sturdmess of the fathers that 
hath wrought the good citizenshij) of today. Humanity is aL 
ways grand though the individuals that make up humanity 
are full of infirmit3% 

I have many times thought of the address at the dedication 
of your beautiful library building three years ago, made by 
Judge Smith, who has been spoken of with so worthy rever- 
ence here today. In his address about the olden times of his 
boyhood recollections, he evidently wished to be understood 
that the old customs were very narrow. The religion was 
austere, the Sundays were long, and the sermons fearfully un- 
interesting, to the boys, at least. But when he came to speak 



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of the fathers and mothers that grew up amid those hard 
customs, it would seem as if he had never found better folks 
in all his later years whom he revered as those folks of his 
boyhood memory. As I listened to him, though he was a 
lawyer and an honored Judge of our highest court, I almost 
felt he had made a mistake, either in his facts or his logic, 
that we ought not to call customs bad that produce such good 
men and women. And I have wondered if we may not be 
overdoing this matter of seeking some new device or method 
in the great concerns of education and religion and govern- 
ment. Perhaps those old methods after all were good for 
those times. Tlie method after all is but the working clothes 
of the age. We don't judge the past generations by the clothes 
they wore, but by what they did and what they were in ster- 
ling character. 

And so it seems to me, tlie main thing in this matter of 
method is that the method shall suit the time and people in 
the work they have to do. The old truths, the old standards 
of righteousness and morality, never change. What we need 
is to preach these eternal trutlis to the rising generations in 
the language and the thought that is now living, not in any 
dead tongue of men that are dead. 

The main thing is to produce men and women of staunch 
integrity, with strong faith in humanity's God. Problems 
that loom up before us will, like the problems of the past, 
be solved by the manliood and the womanhood that has to 
meet the problems. 

The president then introduced Prof. Joseph Dana Hartley, 
whose remarks were substantially as follows : 

Mr. President, Ladles and Grentlemen, Friends : — 

I have two regrets in my mind as I stand before you today ; 
one, that I was not here in the morning to be out with the 
boys at four o'clock to join in the celebration of the opening 
of this day, with fire crackers and cannon. The other, that 
I was too late to ride in the procession, through our beauti- 



184 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

ful town, even though I know that " he better sees who 
stands outside, than they who in procession ride," and that 
there could be few left to " see," as I suppose you were all 
in the procession ; however, I am glad to be here at the open- 
ing of these exercises, trusting that the boys did justice to 
the occasion, as boys knew how to do fifty years ago, when 
the centennial celebration was held in this same grove July 
4th, 1849. 

It Avould be interesting to know how many of those who 
took part in that celebration are here today. Of the seven- 
teen members of the committee of arrangements of wliich 
Isaac Smith Esq. was Chairman, there are present only Tris- 
tram Little, Nelson Ordway, Joseph G. Brown and Stephen 
S. Shannon. Of the seventeen ladies who composed the dec- 
orating committee of which my aunt, Miss Esther Bartley, 
was chairman, only five are with us today ; Mrs. Merrill, then 
Miss Susan Putnam, Mrs. Frederick A. Pike, then Miss Mary 
Ann Garland, Mrs. William Sanborn, then Miss Mary J. Heath, 
Mrs. Henry Clark, then Miss Clara A. Kent, and Miss Phil- 
ena Hoyt, whose married name has escaped my memory. 

Of those on the stage on that occasion, I see, only as a 
blessed memory, the faces of my loved and honored father, 
the Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, Isaac Smith Esq., Mr. Frederick 
Emerson, and the handsome young orator of the day, then only 
twenty-four years of age, the late Hon. Isaac W. Smith of 
Manchester, who, till ^Adthin a few short montlis, earnestly de- 
sired and expected to be here today. I am happy to count 
Mr. Smith as one of the most respected teachers of my boy- 
hood. 

It is gratifying to see here today the loved teacher who 
fitted me for college, the Hon. William C. Todd, whose 
benefactions to the public have made him well known and 
honored by a far wider circle than that of liis many pupils. 

I also see the Hon. Lyman D. Stevens, my steadfast friend 
smce I went to the fair city of Concord in 1868 to be princi- 
pal of the high school ; also a few of my schoolmates, Dea. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIKE. 185 

William H. Davis, Rufus C. Smith, Job Tabor, Charles H. 
Grover, Francis Sawyer, William and Horatio Emerson, and 
others whom I remember most pleasantly. 

Some of you recall my father's j)ersonal appearance, tall, 
dignified, serious, but with a singularly kind expression of 
face and manner. He was proud of children, and his many 
years of service as chairman of the superintending school com- 
mittee kept him youtliful in feeling. Of his prominent traits 
of character, the first that occurs to me is his modesty. In 
what I may say of him and his family, I trust you will not 
think his son has failed to inherit some portion of it. 

He was not one to talk much of what he intended to do, nor 
of what he had done, but quietly pursued what he thought 
to be the way of Christian usefulness. Some here today can 
recall his tender sympathetic visits in times of sickness, be- 
reavement and sorrow. 

His public spirit was manifested in the active part he took 
in whatever would be of benefit to the town. He was one 
of the leaders in village improvement and with the help of 
such man as Daniel Emerson, Ezekiel Bartlett, Isaac Smith, 
John Ordway and Captain Buck, carried out the work of pro- 
viding shade for our procession today. 

The trees in the cemetery were also a part of their work. 

There is one tree, in the planting of which I am sure he had 

no part, one which has not apparently added a single inch to 

its circumference since we saw it fifty years ago, the great oak 

in front of Mr. Francis Sawyer's residence, of which the Rev. 

Henry True wrote for the centennial celebration: 

" The royal oak, it was the tree, 
That swiftly I ran down to see. 
The first time I had trousers on." 

This tree is thought to be nearly or quite 300 years old. 

He showed a marked interest in the education of the young. 
He introduced me, both to singing and day school, at an age 
so young that I cannot remember the beginning of my school 
Hfe. He was not only devoted to his work in the pubhc schools. 



186 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

but was active in the annual organization of those delightful 
sinoinsr schools, and the select school in the fall, where every 
one, in the words of those choice teachers, was a " young gen- 
tleman " or a " young lady." Hoav often we heard some cour- 
teous young lady teacher say, " The young gentlemen may 
have recess." Didn't it make us ambitious to deserve the 
name ? 

The founding of the Emerson High school was the result 
of my father's intimate acquaintance and friendship with Mr. 
Benjamin Dudley Emerson, and their frequent conversations 
on the subject of the education of the youth of Hampstead. 

By reading that charming book " Bends the Bonnie Briar 
Bush," you have come to love the schoolmaster. " We called 
him Domsie because we loved him," says the narrator. He 
was always looking for a " lad of pairts " that in some way 
he might be sent to the university for a complete education. 

My father, too, was on the lookout for " lads and lasses 
of pairts " and I can count a dozen or more for whom in some 
ways not altogether known to me, he secured a college edu- 
cation. 

Of course, he would not neglect his own children, and so he 
sent my brother William to Andover and Bowdoin College, my 
sister Susan to the Female High school, Newburyport, Mass., 
and myself to Atkinson Academy, Williams College and 
Piinceton Theological Seminary. 

In coming back to Hampstead I feel that I am coming 
home, and to friends, who may be interested to know some- 
thing of my life since leaving here thirty-nine years ago. 
These years have been exceptionally happy as a high school 
principal, for more than thirty of them chiefly in the Female 
High School of Newburyport, Mass., and the liigh schools of 
Concord, N. H„ and Burlington, Vt., and Bridgeport, Conn. 

It is gratifying that many of my graduates have completed 
courses at Yale, Harvard, Williams, Columbia University, 
Smith, Wellesley and Radcliffe Colleges and Brown Univer- 
sity, and to count among them, members of the faculties of 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 187 

Yale, Williams and. Vassar, the present Assistant Commis- 
sioner of Patents at Washington, and the newly elected 
President of Brown University, Rev. W. H. P. Faunce, D. D. 

Among those taking college courses, I should not forget to 
mention my own cliildren ; my daughter Helen taking the 
course at Smith, and my son William Tenny, at Yale and 
Andover Theological Seminary. 

It is a great pleasure to be with you today, amid scenes 
fraught with delightful associations of a happy boyhood, and 
I thank you for the opportunity of addressing you. 

The President called upon Mr. Charles H. Grover of Haver- 
hill, Mass., to respond for the young men of Haverhili, which 
he did as follows : 

Mr. President, Friends, and Felloiv Citizens: 

Today marks an event that I have looked forward tr) with 
pleasurable anticipation, ever since I can remember, and I am 
glad to say that the realization today has been no disappoint- 
ment. Today is, and should be, a day for rejoicing, retro- 
spective in character, and an occasion for reunion of old 
friends. 

Words of mine in reference to Hampstead's past would be 
but an idle repetition, and would add nothing to the lustre of 
her already bright name. Our liistorian has done well her 
work. The few words I luring to you are the loving greet- 
ings and the heartfelt thanks of the young men of Haverhill, 
who are proud to claim Hampstead as their birthplace. We 
are grateful indeed, friends, to our ancestors for their un- 
selfish hberality in giving to us so many privileges that they 
themselves did not enjo3^ Our fine free High school is on,e 
example of their generosity, and hundreds of sons and daugh- 
ters will have a chance to honor and bless the name of Hamp- 
stead High School. Our free public library is another ex- 
ample of the liberality of a fellow citizen, and his name will 
go down to posterity as a man who has done much for his 
fellowmen. These, friends, are but noble examples. Our 



188 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

peaceful, prosperous to\yn of today, is the work of our fathers, 
the men of fifty years ago, and for all this we are truly grate- 
ful. Haverhill has ever been the course on which scores of 
the young men of Hampstead have run the race for wealth 
or fame. An enviable percentage have won or are gaining' 
in that race, and whatever their successes may have been, 
they realize that not a little credit is due to this dear old town 
for their early training and education. 

Hampstead has sent forth into the world a type of young 
men peculiar to herself. No matter where they are or how 
long they have lived elsewhere, they always regard her as their 
real home. An especial love seems to cling to them for their 
native town. They are proud of her, and why not ? Nature 
has done much for Hampstead ; her placid lakes, surrounded 
by fine forests and picturesque hills, unite in making one of 
the most beautiful towns in the state, noted for its beautiful 
scenery; her citizens have ever been men of high moral 
character and sterling integrity. Tragedies of any character 
have never stained her fair name nor disturbed her peace, 
and so friends, I say today that we have nothing to !)lush 
for, and much to be proud of, in our dear old town's history. 

Mr. President, you have honored me in calling upon me to 
respond for the young men of Haverhill. As I look around 
me today, it seems to me that they are all present, and I know 
they are well able to speak for themselves. What better evi- 
dence indeed, sir, could we have of the loyalty of the young 
men of Haverliill to their native town, than the mere fact that 
so many of them have returned here today to celebrate with 
her this, her 150th birthday. But I realize the hour demands 
us to be brief. Before I close I want to leave with you this 
sentiment, and I know that I voice the feelings of all our 
young men, when I say : That Hampstead to us is the fair- 
est spot on God's green earth; may Heaven continue to 
bless and prosper her, and may her sons be as good men, as 
worthy citizens, as true to eveiy trust in the future, as have 
always been her sons in the past. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 189 

The remarks by Mr. Rufus C. Smith of Haverliill, Mass., a 
native and formerly a prominent resident of Hampstead, were 
listened to as follows : 

Mr. President, Sons and Dauf/hters of Old Hampstead^ and 

Friends : — 

It is with the greatest pleasure that I join you in these 
pleasant exercises. Wherever the sons and daughters of this 
good old town may be today, whether in foreign lands, or in 
some distant part of our own country, they will all turn with 
loving thoughts, and tender memories to the scenes of child- 
hood. 

We, who today are permitted to assemble together, in the 
home of our 3^outh, amid the scenes of that time, with the re- 
membrances which old familiar faces bring to each of us, 
should count this occasion as one of the pleasant experiences 
of life. 

What a rush of past memories come to us at this time ! how 
our hearts and minds are filled with the sweetest and tender- 
est recollections of the past ; and with what fond hopes do we 
look forward to the future. 

The old town of Hampstead needs no eulogy from any of 
her sons and daughters. Her record is her best eulogy. 
True to herself : true to the principles of right ; loyal and 
steadfast in her devotion to this grand nation, in war as well 
as peace ; the record of the good town of Hampstead is the 
pride and admiration of her sons and daughters, whether at 
home, or dwellers in distant parts of the old Granite State, or 
in that grand old sister state, the Commonwealth of Massachu- 
setts, where so many of them have been honored and trusted, 
or in distant parts of the world. 

We come in unison today, as the children of this goodly 
town, back to the old scenes, to pay our tribute of love and 
affection to the town and its people, wliich all the changes of 
time and place can never take away. 

And now, Mr. President, let me thank you for this oppor- 



190 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

tunity of saying these few words ; and allow me to close with 
this sentiment, which will re-echo from every heart. 

" The Old Town of Hampstead — May her sons in the future 
be as strong, as true, and as loyal as the fathers ; may her 
daughters be as gracious, as lovable, and as noble as the 
mothers ; and may the record of this town, which we all love 
so much, be as grand and as creditable in the future, as her 
record has been in the past." 

Remarks of Rufus K. Noyes, M. D., of Boston, Mass. 

Ladies and Crentlemen : — 

It is a great honor to be called upon to speak on tliis occa- 
sion, however httle one has to say. Taking part in celebrat- 
ing the one hundred and fiftieth birthday of our town, is 
pleasant and interestmg to even the younger ones among us, 
but especially satisfactory must it be to those who have re- 
sided here in town a half century or more. 

We have reason to be proud that our town was named after 
Hampstead, England, since that town is now a part of the 
greatest metropolis in the world. 

When I was in London, about the first place I visited was 
Hampstead, and I was surprised to find a location on Hamp- 
stead Heath, which corresponds to, and resembles topograph- 
ically that where our town hall stands. 

While we are justly glad that our Hampstead was named 
after so great and renowned a place as London, I am sure that 
Hampstead, London, would be proud to know of the progress 
and greatness of little Hampstead, New Hampshire, and I 
would suggest, if it has not already been proposed, that an ac- 
count of our celebration be sent to the Lord Mayor of London. 

We have reason to congratulate ourselves that we belong 
in New Hampshire, where so many of her sons and daughters 
have received from her invigorating atmosphere and heatliful 
climate, so much that counts for progress and success in life, 
and one has only to see the faces, to hear the speeches, and 
to sit at the banquet boards, at the New Hampshire Club of 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 191 

Boston, where more than two hundred and fifty natives of 
New Hampshire come together annually, to realize how much 
the sons and daughters of our dear old State have given, and 
are continually, in all departments of human endeavor, to the 
welfare and progress of Massachusetts, and even to the world 
in general. 

But we must especially congratulate those noble, brave and 
faithful ones of each generation who do not go to cities, but 
who remain at home and prevent the farms from being aban- 
doned, build school-houses, libraries, improve the roads and 
highways, rear families, and help the parents who are grow- 
ing aged and infirm. 

Much may be said about the advantages of city hfe, but 
those who have had experience in both city and country, in- 
cline towards the country as the only place where peace, con- 
tentment, comfort and the satisfying qualities of the truest 
joys of life, can be found in the greatest measure. Even the 
wealthiest of men, have an unfulfilled ambition until they 
have a countiy home, and it seems to be a general desire on 
the part of those, especially, who were born and bred m the- 
country, to return there to spend their declining days. 

It is fortunate that we live in this age, and in this country, 
and in New England. It is fortunate that we possess those 
activities, energies and ideas of progress which have enabled 
us to accomplish more in one hundred and fifty years, than 
the people of England have in more than six hundred years. 
Here, the farmers use the best machinery, and instances where 
women labor in the fields are exceptional, while in England 
and in Europe the people use antiquated implements and 
little machinery, and the women are commonly harnessed 
with the dog and the donkey, and work in gangs, breaking 
stone, building roads and doing general farming, while the 
man-bosss its under the shade of a tree, smoking liis pipe. 

Then let us reflect when we feel discouraged at the weeds, 
potato-bugs, and drouth, and the dubious farming prospects 
at any particular time, that thirty per cent, of the people of 



192 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

some of our large cities live on charity, and that sixty per 
cent, live from "hand to mouth " in a most precarious fashion. 

Let us not be contented, however, but let us be able to be 
consratulated, and congratulate ourselves on many things. 

I desire to express the hope, after seeing how good a time 
we all have had here today, that we act on the recommenda- 
tion of His Excellency, Gov. Rollins, and repeat our hospi- 
talities and home coming each succeeding year. 

And now, thanking you for your kind attention, let me offer 
to you the sentiment of Shakespeare, which says, 

" Upon this land, upon this people, a thousand, thousand 
blessings." 

Rev. Daniel J. Smith, of West Rindge, N. H., was the last 
speaker of the afternoon, and it was a pleasure to the older 
people to once again listen to his voice. He spoke of the 
pride he felt in being a native of a town, whose location and 
surroundings were so pleasant, in which he spent the first 
thirty-one years of his life in the Ordway district. He brought 
to our thoughts two sides of a home-coming, especially to him. 
A sad side, that all of his family were gone, and the old house 
where he was born almost gone also, and he might go through 
the town and not see one familiar face or one to recognize him ; 
still there Avas a bright side for liim, to note the progress that 
had been made in the town since he could remember it nearly 
seventy years ago. The improvements he saw on every hand 
told him that liis native town was a progressive town, and he 
felt that those that had remained here all the years could say 
truly " the lines have fallen in pleasant places." He contrast- 
ed the little library in the center of the town that they had 
when he was a boy, Avhere he Avas so interested in one book 
which then was there, among the few about the northwest 
passage and polar regions, with the beautiful library we now 
have with its many books. 

" Yes, I am proud today of my native town, and of the 
Granite State, that it is my native state. They have done 
much for me, and I rejoice to be with you today." 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 193 

ADDRESS PREPARED BY EDWARD CLARKE SMITH, OF MAN- 
CHESTER, N. H., A SON OF JUDGE ISAAC W SMITH. 

Mr. Chairman^ Ladies and Grentlemen : — 

There is one familiar face missing in this company today, 
one known and loved by the citizens of Hampstead, whose in- 
terest in its prosperity never flagged and who cherished to the 
last the ties which bound him to his native place. My ven- 
erable father liad looked forward to this important anniver- 
sary with delightful anticipation. He had invited his sons to 
accompany him to the scenes of his boyhood, and they had 
gladl}' consented. But heaven willed otherwise. Crowned 
with years and honors, he sleeps within sound of the river on 
whose banks the greater portion of his life was spent. 

If he could have been permitted to speak of the future, 
next to his own desire at being here and taking part in these 
exercises, I know he would have desired that one of his sons 
might be permitted to represent him, upon this, the one hun- 
dred and fiftieth anniversary of the place of his birth. It 
seems to me as though this wish had been transmitted to your 
committee, and I want to express to them the sincere thanks 
of my family and myself for the privilege of addressing the 
dear old friends of my father whom he loved so well, and who 
are gathered here today to commemorate the birth of the 
town of Hampstead, and, as the onl}" son now residing in 
New Hampshire, I represent the family, and in their name ex- 
tend to the good citizens of Hampstead sincere congratula- 
tions upon this most interesting of occasions. 

The town of Hampstead will always have for me the ten- 
derest of memories. My great grandfather and my grand- 
father lie in yonder cemetery. Honored and respected during 
their lives, their memory is still cherished. My father's early 
days were spent in Hampstead, and here he elected to pass 
his college".,vacations. His interest in this town never di- 
minished throughout^'his long and busy life, and all that went 
to make up its prosperity lay very near his heart. When this 



194 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

town made its first century run, my father, fresh from college, 
just entering upon his professional career, was chosen orator 
of the day. How eminently fitting were he with us today in 
a similar capacity. 

Mr. Chairman, the many evidences of prosperity and prog- 
ress which I see around me, assures me of the fact that the old 
town is keeping pace with the demands of the times. Your 
library, your high school, your town hall with its interesting 
associations, your churches, testify to the public spirit and 
generosity of your fellow citizens. The little red schoolhouse, 
tlie corner stone of New England civilization, has merged its 
identity into something more pretentious, but its real influ 
ences still survive. 

In this connection, Mr. Chairman, I \visli to make a sug- 
gestion in keeping with the spirit of progress which animates 
the citizens of the new Hampstead. In yonder cemetery lie 
the parents and grandparents of many within sound of my 
voice. 

Dear to our hearts are the " last long liomes " of our loved 
ones. Ennobling is the work of erecting suitable monuments 
to them. Beautiful is the custom of placing flowers upon 
their graves. The care of their last resting places should be 
a duty sacredly to be performed. And this care is a matter 
which is occupying the hearts and minds of educated people 
in all large municipalities. I regret to say tliat in smaller 
communities I have found little interest in this matter. I 
know of no work being carried on today more worthy of sup- 
port than the beautifying of our " cities of the dead."' It is 
one in whicli we may take pride, and which finds commen- 
dation in the eyes of civilized men, and I believe is pleasing 
in the sight of our Heavenly Father. 

I would that some son of Hampstead might leave the town 
a legacy for beautifying God's acre where our fathers dwell. 
I would that these graves might have perpetual care. That 
strangers coming to this town might be impressed with the 
perfect condition of the grounds and the taste displayed in 
their decoration. 



HAMPSTEAD, NKW HAMPSHIRE. 195 

And now, Mr. Chairniaii, I want to add to my congratula- 
tions the sincere wish of my I'amily and myself for the future 
welfare of tliis town. May her citizens continue to cherish 
the traditions of the past and maintain undimmed the fair 
name of old Hampstead. For a century and a half it has 
stood for all that goes t# make up plain living and high 
thinking, manly men, womanly women, and upright, law- 
abiding citizens. May the God of our fathers watch over 
you and keep you, for 

" Unless the Lord this city keep, 
The watchman wakea in vain.'' 



Rev. Rufus P. (lardner read the following letters from 
absent fiiends : — 

Fremont viLLE, Ventura County, Cal., 

June 19, 1899. 
To the Committee of Arrnvgemevts and Friends of Hamp- 
stead : — 
I send you greetmgs, and regrets that I cannot be with 
you to help celebrate and enjoy the occasion of the celebra- 
tion of the 150th anniversary of the settlement of good old 
Hampstead. 

Many of the pleasurable days of my boyhood were passed 
in the grove where you this day celebrate. The beautiful 
" Wash Pond," how much I have enjoyed sailing on its sur- 
face and swimming in its waters. I think it is worthy of 
being called a lake, and charming enough to have a gem of a 
name. I would suggest Crystal Lake. I hope you will that 
day christen this lovel}' lake by some appropriate name. 
I congratulate all tliat are able to be present, 
l^^rom a native son of Hampstead, 

William Tenny Richardson. 



196 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Detroit, Michigan, July 1st, 1899. 
Messrs. Gardner, Bennette, and Emerson, Committee. 
Gentlemen and my dear old Townsmen : — 

Sixty-five years ago today I first saw liglit iii " old Hamp- 
stead," and fifty years ago the coming Tuesday I was one of 
the young boys to help decorate f6r the one hundredth anni- 
versary, and I assure you nothing would delight me more 
than to be one of the " old boys " to enjoy your celebration 
of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary. 

We have the great croAvd of Christian Endeavorers here 
fourth of July next, and my business will be such that I 
cannot leave. 

With hearty regards to everybody in my old town, I am 

Sincerely yours, 

Eben H. Ayer. 

Metuchen, N. J., June 29, 1899. 
Gentlemen : — 

Your invitation to attend the celebration of the 150th an- 
niversary of the incorporation of Hampstead is before me. I 
should be very glad to be present on that occasion, but ad- 
vancing years make it seem a very formidable task. 

Hampstead has always had a very warm place in my mem- 
ory. There was I born, there my ancestors rest. Her liills 
and valleys, her beautiful lakes, are still vivid pictures before 
me. The schools where I received the beginnings of educa- 
tion are still fresh in memor3\ 

I often go over the list of friends and neighbors who were 
so much a part of my early life, and a sadness comes over 
me to think nearly all have passed away. 

The old meeting-house is perfectly represented in your note 
of invitation. The High school and Library buildings are of 
later date, and signs of progress for which old Hampstead 
was always noted. Let the people ever remember that 
*' Righteousness alone exalteth a nation," and that the great- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 197 

ness and glory of our country will ever be in proportion to 
the virtue and. intelligence of its individual citizens. 
- I am drawing near to the eightieth milestone, and my wish 
for you all is, 

When the strength is diminished, 
And the work of life finished, 
And the final orders come, 
" Ground arms! break ranks! " 
May the ruddy sunset glow, 
Rest on heads of snow. 
Emblem of waiting glory 
In the heavenly home. 

I am, Gentlemen, very truly yours, 

Arthuk Ward Marshall. 



St. Luke's School, Bustletox (near Phila.), 

Pennsylvania, June 24, 1899. 
Rev. Rufus P. Gardner, Hampstead, N. H. 

My Dear Sir :— 

Your kind invitation to attend the celebration of the one 
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Town of Hampstead, 
July 4th, was duly received and greatly appreciated. I have 
delayed my reply in the hope that I might send a favorable 
answer, but professional duties will make it impossible for me 
to be with you on that interesting occasion. 

My brother, Edward C. Smith, will attend, and has con- 
sented to read an original ode dedicated to the citizens of 
Hampstead, which I have just completed. After the ode has 
been read, my brother will deliver the MS. to the committee 
for such disposition as they may deem proper. 

Please convey to the gentlemen completing the committee 
of arrangements my appreciation of the honor conferred upon 
me, and my sincere regret that my duties will not admit of 
my being with you in person. 

With kind regards, I am faithfuU}^ yours, 

William Isaac Smith. 



198 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Ml-. Edward C. Smith regretted exceedingly being detained 
at lionie in Manchester, as he felt it his duty to represent his 
father (the late Judge Isaac W. Smith), \A'ho was looking 
forward to the 150th anniversary of the Town of Hampstead 
with so much pleasure. The following " Ode, dedicated to 
the Citizens of Hampstead, New Hampsliire, on the One 
Hundred and Fiftieth Annivei-sary of its Birth, Ijy William 
Isaac Smith, July 4th, 1899," was read by Rev. Rufus P. 
Gardner. 

Old Hampstead, fairest, loveliest of ail New Hampshire's inland 
towns, 
Rich in thy store of manly sons and noble daughters unsur- 
passed, 
Beneath whose soil my grandsije and liis sire await their heaven- 
ly crowns, 
Among whose fields and woods iny father's happy boyhood 
days were passed, 
We greet thee, on this day of days. These woods, these lakes, 
these vernal skies, 
Unite to do thee honor. Thy eliildren meet around this festal 
board, 
Renew once more their early friendships, forge anew the ancient 
ties 
Which bind us all to thee. Just as the iniser counts his prec- 
ious hoard. 
So canst thou count thy loyal sons thy richest treasure, thine 
alone. 
And yet to-day all come not at thy call. Some lie in distant 
graves, 
Thy deathless heroes— Hampstead's loyal dead — whose names are 
cai'ved in stone 
From yonder Granite Hills. Some lie beneath okl ocean's 
restless waves, 
And some in yonder chmx-hyard — all at rest with God. We see 
them not, 
And yet, perhaps, their pure souls hover near and bless us 
here today. 



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Sons of old Hampstead, wist ye why your fathers chose this 
lovely spot, 
One hundred two score years and ten, ago? Grant me the 
right to say. 

In the heart of every true man is enshrined a Heaven-born flame, 
Growing brighter when its owner lifts himself above the plane, 
Where his brothers dwell (contented, to the heights which those 

may gain 
Who make ladders of their failures, scorn defeat, and laugh at 

pain. 
And this Heaven-descended fire spurs man on to deeds sublime ; 
Deeds that echo through the ages, growing with the growth of 

time. 
Wrongs are righted, truths supported, faiths are strengthened, 

slaves set free — 
Where the fire burns the brightest, shines the light of Liberty. 
And the flame which leads to action, planted in the human heart. 
Finds in every age and nation, in all lands, its counterpart. 
For it burns among the lowly, and with those of high descent ; 
It is known in every language by the name of Discontent. 

From the ages comes the warning, from your fathers comes the 

cry, 
Forward, Sons of Hampstead, Forward ! 'Tis a message from 

on High. 
Let your discontent wax stronger ; if it lifts you 'tis sublime ; 
Man can never rise with fetters, 'tis the free alone who climb. 
So shall your circles widen, till their radii, longer grown. 
Merge themselves among the countless emanating from the 

Throne. 

Trenton, N. J., June 29, 1899. 
Rev. Rufus P. Gardner, Chairman of the Committee of 

the 150th Anniversary of the Town of Hampstead. 
Dear Sir : — 

Your kind invitation to be present on the 4th of July next 
at the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of my native town 
received. It would give much pleasure to be present on that 
day and it is only the distance that keeps me from it. 



200 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Fifty years ago I attended the Centennial celebration in the 
same grove, where you will now assemble. May the day be as 
comfortable and pleasant as it was on that day, July 4th, 1849. 
Respectfully yours, 

Mrs. Tryphena W. Ladd. 

Palo Alto, California, June 21, 1899. 
Mr. R. p. Gardner, Hampstead, N. H. 
Dear Sir : — 

Permit me to avail myself of this earliest opportunity^ to 
thank you for the invitation to be present at the one hundred 
and fiftieth anniversary of the town of Hampstead. Two very 
important factors — time and distance have the control of the 
situation at present and will only allow me to participate in 
imagination, the renewal of old friendships on this anniver- 
sary day. 

Your invitation, illustrated by the old meetmg house, high 
school and public hbrary, teaches a lesson of substantial growth ; 
the ready facility for moral, educational and social improve- 
ment. Hampstead — conforming to the best in hterature and 
art — chaste, pure, and refined, mil I trust, vv'ith such an en- 
vironment, ever be loyal to that which makes for the better- 
ment of its citizens, and its homes now and in the yeai-s to 
come the birthplace of a perfect manhood. 
Yours fraternally, 

Harlen H. Pillsbury, M. D. 

Philadelphia, Pa. July 3d, 1899. 
Messrs. Gardner, Bennbtte, and Emerson. 
Felloiv Townsmen and Friends : — 

Your kind invitation to be present July 4th, at the one 
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the town of Hampstead 
duly received. 

My heart was overjoyed to realize that while absent, I am 
not forgotten. Sadly do I regret that on account of sickness 
in my family I will not be able to be present, although up to 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 201 

this date I had expected to once again visit the home of my 
childhood, where the happiest days of my life were spent ; to 
once again \dsit the old church, where I loved to v/orship 
with my mother ; to once again visit the high school where I 
finished my education ; to once again (as in days gone by) to 
ring the bell that yearly reminds our townsfolks that we are 
living in a glorious land of liberty and independence. 

My memory will not carry me back to the incorporation of 
my native town, but since leaving my home, I have learned 
of many changes. 

Ten years ago God, in his infinite wisdom, saw fit to call 
home my schoolmate and friend, Dana G. Marble, soon after 
followed my Sunday school teacher. Deacon Sanborn, and but 
recently I have learned of the death of my grandfather (Amos 
Atwood). Such men will be sadly missed, and it can be truly 
said that when their life's work was ended, there passed from 
earth to heaven the spirits of true Christian gentlemen. 

Time is ever passing on, and pauses not in its swift career 
but snatches away the young and the old and bears them on 
to the dark ocean of eternity. 

Of the pleasant changes that have taken place in the past 
twelve years, I am not familiar, but I trust they are many. 
God grant that you may continue to prosper, may your anni- 
versary be of such a nature that it will do the most credit to 
my old New England home. 

Though absent, my heart will be with you on the fourth. 
Most truly yours. 

Will C. Wilson, 

3244 Fairhill St. 

From Rev. Henry A. Merrill, Pastor of the Congregational 
Church, Kennebunkport, Me. 

Kennebunkpoet, Maine, July 3d, 1899. 
Rev. Rufus P. Gardner. 
Dtar Sir and Brother : — 

I am so sorry not to be able to be with you July 4th. A 
fall makes it impossible to get about without crutches. 



202 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Hampstead, Atkinson and Plaistow are towns of great in- 
terest to me. My great grandfather Noyes went from Atkinson 
where he was born, to Landaff, N. H. in his later years. He 
married a daughter of Reuben and Mehitable (Putnam) Har- 
riman, who were early and prominent residents of Hampstead 
until their deaths, in the early part of this century. 

My grandfather, Abel Merrill, moved from Plaistow to War- 
ren, N. H. and was a son of Dea. John Merrill of Hamp- 
stead's interests, before the town's incorporation. My grand- 
mother Merrill was a daughter of Dea. Benjamin Kimball of 
Hampstead, who was a son of Dea. Jonathan Kimball, first dea- 
con of the church at Plaistow. Dea. Kimball's wife was a 
daughter of Dea. Daniel Little of Hampstead, who was named 
in the charter of the town on its incorporation, to call the first 
town meeting. 

Thus four of my great great grandfathers were of the Proprie- 
tors of the town, the Harrimans being there as early as 1722, 
when sent out as one of the scouting party from Haverhill, 
Mass. 

Permit me through you to extend to the people of Hamp- 
stead, my hearty congratulations, on all that the day brings 
to your minds of the past and present ; and your hopes for 
the future. Towns, as well as nations, are made up of persons, 
individuals. Each person's character is a part of the town's 
life. It cannot be separated from it. The true, earnest Chris- 
tian men of the past, gave strength and character to your town. 
They rehearsed their principles to their children, who tried 
their experiments in their colonies, and when God's hour 
struck, furnished forth these United States. When we re- 
member what they accomplished with their meagre resources, 
can we no less than stand with uncovered heads before their 
memory? Urged on by a common faith, they made intelli- 
gence, equality and uniformity, characteristic of our country. 
Hampstead has had a century and a half of progress of which 
she may well be proud. Her citizens may well look towards 
heaven and say " Bless God for the glorious heritage that has 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HA.MPSHIRE. 203 

come down to me from the fathers." Every citizen of the 
town should make a solemn vow to God, in the secret cham- 
ber of his heart, to hold in sacred trust the inheritance that 
has come down to him ; nothing less will pay the debt of al- 
legiance — nothing less will pay the solemn duty. 

The future of Hampstead depends upon the individual. To- 
day's acts of today's actors, are sowing the seed of the next 
half century's reaping. It is for the men of today to decide 
what the future of the town shall be. 

I wish for the town greater and more important results, in 
the next half century, than any which has marked the past. 

Ma}^ the intellectual, moral and spiritual development in- 
crease. May the divine blessing be conspicuous in its en- 
larged views of the people. 

Very cordially, 

Henky a. Merrill, 
Pastor of South Congregational Church. 

Still River, Mass., June 30, 1899. 
RuFus P. Gardner. 
Sir : — 

The invitation to attend the celebration of the anniver- 
sary of the incorporation of Hampstead was received. An 
answer was delayed in the hopes that it might be an ac- 
ceptance, but it must be a regret that we cannot gather with 
the other sons and daughters of the old town. 

With warm wishes for a successful celebration and for the 
continued life and prosperity of the town, we are, 

Most Respectfully Yours, 

Isaac H. Marshall. 
M. Alice Marshall. 

Reading Mass., June 26, 1899. 
Rev. Rufus P. Gardner. 
Dear /Sir : — 

Your letter addressed to my father, Silas D. Gordon, was 
duly received. 



204 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

He appreciates fully the honor your committee have ten- 
dered to him to address the town's people of Hampstead on 
the afternoon of July 4tli, and would hesitate in declining, but 
the infirmities of age are unsurmountable and he must be ex- 
cused as physically incapable (being past the allotted three 
score and ten). 

That he has always taken a deep interest in the good old 
town there is no doubt, as he often comments upon the public 
spirit, and the honest practical government of the town af- 
fairs. 

We accept with great pleasure the part of your invitation 
to be present, and heartily and sincerely thank you for the at- 
tention you have given our family. 
Respectfully, 

Akthur D. Gordon, for S. D. G. 

Chablton, Worcester Co., Mass., 

June 19, 1899. 
Rev. R. p. Gardner. 
My dear Brother : — 

Your very kind letter of invitation to the coming celebra- 
tion of the 150th anniversary of the incorporation of tiie 
town of Hampstead, was duly received. 

In response to your kind solicitation, it would afford me 
great satisfaction to be present and be a happ}^ participant in 
its exercises. But I am sorry to say that ill health compels 
me to forego the pleasure I should no doubt experience, and 
must decline the in\dtation. 

My wife and two daughters, however, expect to be there, 
and will rehearse to me the many excellent experiences of the 
occasion. 

From 1848 to 1875, with the exception of some five years 
spent in tlie South, I was a resident of your good old town. 
Here I found and Avon m}' wife, whose ancestry was promi- 
nently and honorably identified with the interests of the town 
in its earlier history. The remains of my mother, my grand- 



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mother, my step-father, and of the three first born of my chil- 
dren, and later those of my father and mother-in-law, have all 
been laid to rest in the old cemetery. 

For several years the town honored me with the office of 
Superintending School Committee, and while Rev. Ebenezer 
Bullard was pastor of the Cong'l Church, the Sunday School 
of which I was supermtendent, I was called by the New 
Hampshire Missionary Society to become one of its Home 
Missionaries over a Congregational Church in the town of 
Wakefield, where I remained five years when I removed to Mas- 
sachusetts, my native state, where I have since labored in the 
ministry, most of the time as a Home Missionary. 

In the twenty-four years absence from the good old town 
of my childhood, very many of the inhabitants I used to know, 
and with whom I was pleasantly associated, liave passed on 
beyond. But some yet remain whose friendly hands I would 
like to grasp once more within the precincts of the old home. 

I need hardly say, that in spirit I shall certainly be with 
you, altho' absent in the body. 

Yours most cordially and sincerely, 

George O. Jexness. 

Haverhill, Mass., June 29, 1899. 
Rev. Rufus P. GaPvDNER, Chairman of the Committee of 

the 150th Anniversary of the Town of Hampstead. 
Dear Sir: — 

Your kind invitation of the 13th inst. inviting me to be 
present at the coming anniversary of our town, received. 
I should have replied sooner only I was waiting to see if 
I could possibly make arrangements to attend the celebra- 
tion. I find that my arrangements are such that it will be 
impossible for me to do so. I very much regret that this is 
the case for I have always felt a great deal of interest in the 
town of Hampstead, which was my birthplace, and I well re- 
member all of the older people in the town with a great deal 
of satisfaction and Dleasure. 



206 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Such old families as I once knew have many of them passed 
away, but the memory of them comes trooping back at this 
time. The Tabors, the Dows, the Emersons, the Eastmans, 
the Moultons, the Smiths, the Hoyts and many others which 
I knew so well I cannot forget. 

I hope the celebration will be all that you anticipate and 
that everything will pass off well and do honor to the town, 
and when I read the names of your committee I am sure such 
Avill be the case. I can assure you that no business engage- 
ment would detain me from being with you to participate in 
the 150th anniversary. 

With regards to you all and regretting exceedingly my uia- 
bility to be present, I pray God bless the good old town. 

Very respectfully yours, 

Charles W. Arnold. 



A GEEETING. 

BY SAKAH ELLEX IliVIXG COWDERY, OF HAVERHILL. 



Today we coiue ; the children 

Of a proud and stately dame, 
Who long upon these hill-tops 

Has bourne an honored name ; 
We come to give our homage, 

We come to render praise, 
With joyous hearts and voices 

Cm- loyal song to raise ; 
We love her fertile valleys, 

Her charming lakes and rills. 
We love, as in om- childhood, 

Her many wood-crowned hills. 

We love her rocky ledges, 

We love this ** Wash pond " grovi 
Our hearts are full of gladness 

As through its paths we rove ; 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAJJPSHIRE. 20T 

Vie miss familiar faces 

Which we as children knew ; 
We miss the smiles of welcome 

From loving friends and true. 
Yonder in God's own acre 

Om- many dear ones sleep, 
Their lives a precious memory, 

That in our hearts we keep. 

Who, loyal to our country. 

Their lives so freely gave. 
Yes : Good old town of Hampstead, 

One hixndred fifty years. 
We proudly call you Mother, 

And greet you with oiu- cheers ; 
C'heers for the town of Hampstead, 

From loyal hearts and true ; 
Cheers for our starry banner, 

Our own Ked, White and Blue. 



87 Lynnfield St., South Peabody, Mass.. 

June 22d, 1899. 
Gentlemen of the Committee : 
Sirs : — 

It would give me much pleasure to accept your kind 
invitation and be present at the one hundred and fiftieth 
anniversary of Hampstead. It was the birthplace of my 
mother and the home of my dear parents till they moved to 
Danvers. In Hampstead my aged grandparents lived, and 
are buried there, and many other dear friends. 

I tliink it would be too long a journey at my age, as I 
have entered upon my ninetieth year. 

Wishing much happiness and prosperity to attend all your 
efforts for the welfare of Hampstead, 

I remain your aged friend, 

Susanna Mills. 



208 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Letter from William Little, President of the Newbury and 
Newburyport Historical Society, for about thirty-five years 
part owner of the celebrated " Island Farm," on Island pond, 
in which he takes much interest historically. 

Newbury, Mass., June 2d, 1899. 

Messrs. Gardner, Bennette and Emerson, Committee on 

Invitations. 
Gentlemen : — 

I gratefully acknowledge an invitation to attend the cele- 
bration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the 
incorporation of Hampstead. 

I trust that you may have a very successful celebration, 
and that it may provoke a feeling of loyalty to the honored 
town. 

May it lead to a livelier remembrance of those who in your 
town, and other towns, endured the toil and suffered priva- 
tions, sowing the seeds of a harvest, that we, all over New 
England, and far beyond its limits, are now reaping. 

It would give me great pleasure to accept your invitation, 
but I fear my health will not enable me to do so. 
Most respectfully yours, 

William Little. 

Charles H. Little of Newport, N. H., wrote : 
'' I am interested in all that concerns the " Old Town," as it 
was the home of my father and mother. It was there that they 
were united in wedlock by " Parson Kelly," the pastor of the 
church so many years, and immediately removed to this town, 
where they resided till their death. Although I and my 
brotliers and sisters were born here, we spent years of our 
youthful days in old Hampstead with our maternal grand- 
parents (James Brickett), and paternal uncles, Nathaniel 
and Jonathan Little. 

Time has made great changes and has left but few of the 
old inhabitants. The time was when I could call at almost 




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HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 209 

every house on the main road from Chester to Plaistow, and 
find a relative or dear friend of ray father or mother. 

I have got to he an old man (eighty years almost), but 
when I look back to my young days and 3-ears I spent with 
my Grandfather Brickett and Uncle Nathaniel Little, it seems 
but a short time. 

I wanted to visit old Hampstead at your celebration 4th of 
July, but the infirmities of old age prevented." 

Lt. Col. A. W. Corliss, 2d Infantry, U. S. Army, sent 
thanks for anniversary invitation. ^'Would have been glad to 
have been present. M}^ great grandfather, Joshua Corliss, 
was one of the early settlers of your town. I was major of 
the 7th infantry and severely wounded at El Caney, July 1st, 
1898." 

John W. Emerson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sent regrets 
that he could not be present and thanks for the kind remem- 
brance of him. " It is fifty years since I visited Hamp- 
stead, but I feel well acquainted with the town, for father 
referred to it often, and especially to the elections held at the 
town hall." 

Manchester, N. H., Aug. 5th, 1899. 
Rev. RtTFUs P. Gardner and Committee of Arrangements. 
Dp,nr Sir : — 

Permit me to acknowledge with great gratitude your 
kindness in forwarding me a copy of the programme 
of the ver}' interesting exercises that occurred at the cel- 
ebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversar}^ of 
the incorporation of Hampstead, my native town and the 
home of my childhood and youth, whose memory (together 
with the incidents of my life there) will ever abide among 
the sweetest and dearest recollections of my existence. 

I also thank you most cordially for the pretty souvenir 
worn by participants in the celebration, and 'exceedingly re- 



210 MEMORIAL, OF THE TOWN OF 

gret that I could not be present to join hundreds of others 
in the festivities of the day, whose hands I would have 
warmly grasped in renewal of lifelong and highly esteemed 
friendship. 

Sincerely yours, 

WrLLiAivi E. Buck. 

Letters of greeting to the town and inability to attend the 
exercises were received from Hon. A. A. Collins of South 
Danville, Helen Biickett Sturgis of Auburn, Me., Moses H. 
Dow of Haverhill, Mass., Mrs. Clara Tewksbury Hitchcock 
and family of Aurora, 111., Moses C. Noyes of Bethlehem, 
N. H., Thomas Calef of Bridgeport, Conn., George B. Mer- 
rick of the University of Wisconsin, Col. Henry E. Noyes, 
U. S. A., Santa Clara, Cuba, Mrs. H. N. Carter, Newton, N. 
H., Mrs. Susan McEvoy, Lowell, Mass., Harry Shannon, 
Cleveland, Ohio, Abby Dustin, Peabody, Mass., Ellen K. 
Ladd, Newport, N. H., Will. P. Shannon, Laconia, N. H., 
Mary J. Barry, Buffalo, N. Y., Rev. Geo. E. Lake, Patten, 
Me., and Elmer E. Harris of Melrose, Mass. 

It was nearly five o'clock when the assembled company left 
the grove, many of the guests from out of town returning to 
their homes, but all who could do so remained to join in the 
evening festivities, enjoy the music from the band, the fire- 
works from the village street, make friendly calls, or pay a 
visit to the display of antiquities in the High school hall. 

A collection of articles, many of them of historical interest, 
loaned by the families in town who cherish the olden time 
relics, were on exhibition in the hall of the High school build- 
ing from 6.30 A. m. till 9 o'clock P. M., and nearly a thousand 
visitors attested to the pleasure afforded by this feature of the 
day's enjoyment. 

The collecting, tasteful arrangement, and care of the four 
hundred and thirteen articles exhibited, was under the charge of 
Dr. George R. Bennette, who labored assiduously to make the 
exhibition interestiuff. From his own home he hadbroiiehta 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 211 

bed, which was brought from England, in 1720, by his ances- 
tor Thomas Eaton, one of the petitioners of the town. A sabre 
which was carried to Louisburg, in 1745, by Thomas Eaton, 
in Capt. Titcomb's Co. from Newbury, Mass. Continental 
hat, flint lock, cartridge box, two powder horns, two bullet 
moulds, canteen, linen coat, ti'ousers, and vest of ancient date, 
infant's clothing, Indian cradle, pewter plates and platters, 
candle mould, snuffers and tray, three chairs at least two hun- 
dred years old, two pictures, three bags, sampler, Bible, hand- 
kerchiefs, two papers of early publication, also twenty-four 
pieces of different designs of rare and valuable old china. 

The collection by Miss Mary Emerson was a center of in- 
terest, sixty-seven articles, including many pieces of china, 
some of which dated back to the sixteenth century ; glassware, 
pictures, pewter plates and cups, lamps, bellows and lanterns, 
andirons, and various other relics of antiquity. 

Mr. Joseph G. Brown loaned another large collection, forty- 
six articles, including many ancient pieces of tableware and 
household furniture, also spinning wheel, tow combs, reel, 
swifts, distillery, many of the articles being in use before 1775. 

Daniel N. Hoyt loaned King's Arms, used by Eliphalet 
Hoyt in the Revolution, and other keepsakes. Clarence B. 
Moree exliibited a brick from the house early built by Peter 
Moi"se, said to be the first framed house in Hampstead, and a 
good collection of household articles of early date. 

James H. Emerson sent a sliingle which was put on the 
old meeting-house in 1792, and taken off in 1882, and in a 
good state of preservation, also wooden bodkin, door latch, 
linen wheels, wool spread, etc. George C. Fitts sent a wed- 
ding vest of ancient date, powder kegs, hackle, mortar and 
pestle, etc. Giles F. Marble, china and glassware of rare de- 
sign and other articles of early use. Mrs. Betsey Ayer con- 
tributed an hour glass two hundred and fifty years old, water • 
barrels, family tumbler, cartridge box carried in the Revolu- 
tionary war, pictures, brooch. New England primer and cat- 
echism, looking glass used two hundred years ago, samplers, 



212 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

bowls, and various pieces of china. Mrs. Aaron Smith added 
to the interest of the visitors by her loan of the baptismal 
bowl and plate used by Rev. Henry True ; sermons, the wed- 
dmg skirt worn l)y the wife of Rev. Mr. True, warming pans, 
etc. From the Noyes family were sent a cradle, poke bonnet, 
green calash, shoe buckles worn in 1800, branding iron marked 
H. H. from the old Hutchens homestead, ancient mirror and 
holder, newspaper containing the deatli of Gen. Washington, 
sugar bowl brought in " the Mayflower," powder horn used at 
the l)attle of Bunker Hill, and other articles. Nelson Ordway 
contributed case and contents, footstove, lantern, calash worn 
in the early part of this century, home made linen, etc. Daniel 
H. Emerson, several augers, and other ancient tools. From 
the Putnam home came goose quills, relics of table use, pew- 
ter porringer, etc. Mrs. Maiy Johnson Carter sent a cannon 
ball brought from the battle of Bunker Hill, mortise axe, 
chair once used by Aquila Chase, etc. Mrs. Mary A. Pike 
loaned a Captain's Commission under George II, china, papers, 
etc. Other interesting contributions were the original Indian 
deed to the Wheelwright Co. with Indian signatures, owned 
by Charles W. Garland. Paper weight and watch once ow^ned 
by John Hancock, also other articles, from Daniel Emerson. 
The memorials from the navy department, medal of honor, 
resolutions, etc., presented to Daniel G. George, the hero of 
the destruction of the Rebel Ram Albemarle, in 1864. Diary 
belonging to Hon. John Calfe m times of the Revolu- 
tionary war, sent by John 8. Sanborn. Shoe, worn by Pris- 
cilla, wife of John Alden. Many articles of various uses in 
household purposes by Mr. Tristram Little, WiUiam A. Em- 
erson, Nellie Chase, Alden Pillsbury, George Lake, Mrs. Mary 
Richardson, Willard Williams, Mrs. Mary Tabor, George Tit- 
comb, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. ]{andall, Andrew M. Moulton, Mr. 
Henry Clark, Mrs. Darby, and others. 

The articles, with very few exceptions, were such as were 
used l)efore 18"25, and breathed an atmosphere of by-gone days. 

It has been said that " history is the essence of innumerable 



HAMPSTEAI), NEW HAMPSHIRE. 213 

biographies," so those historical relics reveal to us the spirit 
and character of our ancestors, and tell us of their ways and 
their work. 

Thus ended our 150th anniversary. A perfect July day. 
The committee and their assistants labored assiduously for 
the success of the celebration, but the realization was beyond 
their most sanguine hopes. 

The lessons it taught to old and young alike can never be 

forgotten. Their eyes, as never before, saw the beauties of 

our hills and valleys, our broad fields and forests, our rocks 

and rills, our ever lovely '• Wash pond " whose waters never 

seemingly glistened as on that day, our pleasant homes where 

want very rarely exists, our prosperous churches, our library, 

our educational privileges, our well kept "God's acre *' where 

so many of their friends have been lain to rest, alike inspired 

a reverence and love for the town of their nativit}'. 

"Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, 
His first best country, ever is at home." 



HAMPSTEAD, LONDON, N. W., ENGLAND. 



The residents of our town in all generations, have been 
familiar with the words of Governor Benning Wentworth, 
" Declared and ordained to be a Town Corporate, and are 
hereby erected and incorporated into a Body Politick and a 
corporation to have Continuance forever b}' the name of 
Hampstead," as recorded in the charter of our town in 1749. 

All have known that Hampstead was the name of a pleas- 
ant village in the County of Middlesex, five miles from Lon- 
don, and that our town received its name in honor of that 
place in England of that name. 

When a parent names a child in memory of some friend, it 
generally im-plies a great regard and respect for that friend, 
and often when the child grows to manhood a spirit of curi- 
osity causes that child to learn all he can about his parents' 
friend. In like manner have we, in this age of historical re- 
search often queried why Gov. Wentworth chose Hampstead 
as the name of our township. We have wondered much con- 
cerning the mother town of Hampstead, England, of her nat- 
ural scenery, of her people, of her interests. 

When as school cMldren we read the Posthumous Papers 
of the Pickwick Club, and the resolutions unanimously 
agreed to, and recorded hi the transactions of the club, in 
which the warmest thanks were returned to Samuel Pick- 
wick Esq., G. C, M. P. C, for his paper entitled " Specula- 
tions on the source of the Hampstead ponds," and where Mr. 
Pickwick was described as the " man who had traced to the 
source the mighty ponds of Hampstead." While the papers 
might have been written in derision, the belief clung to us 
that over in Old England there was a place which, in simi- 
larity of its natural scenery, its ponds and its hills, reminded 

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HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 215 

the Governor aud his Majesty's Council of the new township 
they were to name. 

Rev. W. W. Silvester of Philadelphia, Dr. Rufus K. Noyes 
of Boston, Hon. William C. Todd of Atkinson, Henry C. 
Ordway Esq. of Winchester, Mass, Dr. G. R. Bennette of 
Hampstead and others closely associated with the exercises 
of our 150th anniversary, have given us pleasant thoughts of 
their visits to the older Hampstead, but to Rev. Albert Wat- 
son, the former pastor of our town, we are indebted for much 
of our knowledge concerning the town of Hampstead in Lon- 
don. 

Rev. Mr. Watson gave a delightful talk in January, 1879, 
in this and surrounding towns, upon his recent visit to his 
native countr}^, and especially his gleanings from observation 
and inquiry concerning the town whose name we bear. I 
quote from his memoranda sketched at that time. " Start- 
ing with the name, we may observe that the Etymology of 
Hampstead is evidently derived from the Saxon ham or 
home, and stede or place. The modern form of the word 
homestead is still in common use, generally for a farm house 
surrounded by barns or other outbuildings. Hame is the 
well-known Scotch form for home. The syllable ham is pre- 
served in hamlet, Hampshire, and in the names of many 
places in this and other countries. The name of the solitary 
Saxon farmhouse or homestead was applied in the course 
of time to the village, or town which surrounded it, and at 
length took the place. 

The original homestead from whicli the place took its 
name in Hampstead, Eng., would naturally have been in the 
sunny slope b}^ Frognal where the little Bourne runs away 
to the south. The letter p seems to have been added in the 
sixteenth century. 

The earliest mention of Hampstead was in a grant in 978, 
to King Edgar to one Mangoda, and a second grant in 986, 
to King Ethelred, who granted the manor of Hamestede to 
the Abbot of Westminster, and to this day, the Dean and 



216 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Chapter of Westminster ov\'^ns a considerableincome therefrom, 
owing to the increased value of the property. 

At the time of the Conquest, Hampstead was a tiny ham- 
let with a few wattle and daub dwellings, inhabited by bor- 
derers and serfs. 

In Puritan times the " Hot (jospellers "' as they were nick- 
named, often preached under tlie shade of an enormous elm 
tree, which was certainly a great curiosity. Within its hol- 
low trunk a winding staircase of forty-two steps had been 
constructed, and an octagonal tower on the summit, thirty- 
four feet in circumference, with sixteen side lights, and capable 
of holding- twenty persons. The height from the ground to 
the base of the turret was thirty-three feet. 

Hampstead is now joined to London by rows of villas and 
terraces ; but within the memory of the present generation it 
was separated from town by a broad belt of pleasant fields. 

Eighty or one hundred years ago it was a rural village. 
For many years it has been and is now, a fashionable summer 
resort. It lias its donkeys, its bath chairs, its fasliionable es- 
planade, its sand and its sand pits, its chalybeate springs, 
its eligible houses to be let furnished, its more humble apart- 
ments, its " Vale of Health " where parties can be supplied 
with hot water for tea, its fancy stationers' shop, its old church 
and its new church, its chapel, its flagstaff, ready to dip its 
colors to steamers, which from the nature of the case never 
appear in the offing, its photographer's pavilion, and all the 
other requirements that make up a fashionable English water- 
ing place. 

The great attraction of Hampstead is its breezy Heath, 
which has long been the resort not only of kings and princes, 
but also of artists and poets. The heath is a small eminence, 
and affords a fine view of the surrounding country, standing 
as it does upon the broad roadway which crosses tlie Heath, 
the visitor will be at a loss whether to admire most the pleas- 
ing undulations of the sandy soil, scooped out into a thousand 
sand cavities and pits, or the long avenues dotted here and 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSII1E,E. 217 

there by some ancient and some modern buildings, or the dark 
firs and beeches which fringe it on the uortli. 

A stranger climbing to the top of Hampstead hill on a 
bright sunnuer morning before the air is darkened by the 
smoke of a single fire, and looking down on the vast expanse 
of London to his left, and to liis right for miles along the 
basin of the Thames valle}" (from Greenwich and Woolwick 
up to Herr and even to Richmond) with its towers, spires, and 
roofs all crowded before him as in a [)anorama. He, with 
pride and enthusiasm, may well exclaim with the Essayist 
" Yonder is the metropolis of the empire, the abode of the 
arts and sciences, as well as the emporium of trade and com- 
merce, tlie glor}^ of England, and the wonder of the world. 

" It is a goodly sight tlirough the clear air, 

Froin Hanipstead's healthly height to see at once, 

England's vast Capital in fair expanse, 

Towers, belfries, lengthened street and structure fair. 

St. Paul's high dome, amidst the vassal bands 

Of neighboring spires, a regal chieftain stands. 

And over fields of ridgey I'oofs appears. 

With distance softly tinted, side by side. 

In kindred grace, like 'twain, of sisters dear, 

The tower of Westminster, Her Abbey's pride." 

The Heath is very much like a large common or public 
park. Originally it covered a space of ground of about five 
hundred acres, but from the gradual growth of the town, and 
unlawful encroachments it has been reduced to about one 
half its original dimensions. It is now left to the sole use of 
the people, as a place of resort and recreation, where they can 
breathe the fresh air and indulge in sports and amusements,pro- 
vided for them under the canopy of heaven. On fine Sun- 
days and holidays it is alive with swarms of visitors ; some- 
times as many as fifty thousand have been brought together. 

In the famous Jack StraAV Castle, or hotel, I had the 
pleasure of lounging for a time. Immediately at our feet, as 
we look down towards the east from the broad road in front 
of the " Castle,"' is the "■ Vale of Health ", with its large mod- 
ern hotel and its ponds glistening in the sunlight. 



218 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

There are two noted walks in Hampstead, one called 
" Wall Walk " and the other " Flask Walk "; at the junction 
of these two walks, and nearly opposite the '^ Wall Tavern," 
are the Middlesex Militia Barracks, a spacious brick buiding 
partly formed out of an old mansion. 

The waters and springs of Hampstead were known far 
and wide in the early days of their celebrity. After the dis- 
covery of " medicinal waters " there, in about 1740, it was a 
rendezvous for the fashionable classes of London, seekers after 
health or pleasure, and no doubt beneficial to people whose 
principal complaints were idleness, dissipation, or frivolity, 
but which had been made valuable by the description in very 
extravagant terms by a local physician, Avhile as a matter of 
fact the water was, and is simply an exceedingly pure spring 
water, with a faint trace of earthy salt, or those of magnesia 
and lime. The total amount of solid matter is about seven 
grains to a gallon, much like that of our home springs. 

The " Wells " seem to have been hi full favor for the 
first ten or twelve years after discovery, and they continued 
to be more or less a place of resort for invalids, real or fancied, 
down to the early part of the present century, but the waters 
of the springs are no longer taken to any extent except out 
of curiosity. 

Hampstead has long been celebrated for the choice me- 
dicinal herbs growing abundantly in the fields and hedgerows. 
A local physician says, " The Apothecaries Co. very seldom 
miss coming to Hampstead every spring, and here they have 
their herballizing feast. I have heard them say (he adds) 
that they have found a greater variety of curious and useful 
plants near and about Hampstead than in any other place." 

Passing along Heath street we come to the Congregational 
church. This church is supposed to owe its origin to the 
preaching of Whitefield there in 1739, who in his Journal of 
the 17 th of that year says, "I preached after several invita- 
tions at Hampstead Heath, about five miles from London. 
The audience was of the polite sort, and I preached very near 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 219 

the horse course, which gave me occasion to speak home to 
the souls concernino- our spiritual ease. Most were attentive, 
but some mocked. Thus the Word of God is either a savour 
of life unto life, or of death unto death." 

In a house on the same side of Heath street is the Hamp- 
stead Public Library founded sixty-six years ago. The old 
parish church of Hampstead stands at the bottom of Church 
Row, and its green coating of ivy, contrasts pleasingly with 
the red brick and tiled houses on either side as we approach 
it. The building seems to have exercised a strange fascina- 
tion over the artistic minds of the day, for a proposal to pull 
it down and rel)uild it, was received with a perfect shout of 
disapproval. It is, indeed, most picturesquely situated, and 
the distant views of the spires, as it peeps from the mass of 
variegated foliage which adorns the church yard, is exceeding- 
ly pretty. 

There are many notable country seats of antiquarian form 
of architecture, as the estate of the " Earl of Mansfield," and 
others made famous as being the homes of authors, painters 
or statesmen. 

Caen House is a large and massive building of yellow stone, 
impressive from its build and its commanding situation. An 
old tavern called the " Spaniards " is said to have received 
its name from the fact of its once having been inhabited by a 
family connected with the Spanish company, or from its having 
been taken by the Spaniards and converted into a house of 
entertainment. 

Quite near the " Spaniards " is Erskine House once the 
residence of the famous Thomas Lord Erskine. The building 
is a plain white house with a long portico opening upon the 
roadway. Another large house is that in which the great 
Lord Chatham Hved for a time in gloomy retirement. It is 
now called Wild wood House." 

Many other interesting thoughts we have learned from our 
friends about Old Hampstead, but more pleasant than to hear 
from the home lands throuofh our friends' visits there, is to 



220 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

receive letters direct from lioiue, which seem to bring the 
mother town very near to us at this time. 

Charles W. (iarland sent the following letter, enclosing 
newspaper clippings, programme of our anniversary exer- 
cises of Jul}' 4th, etc., to the Lord Mayor of London : — 

-Hampstead, N. H., U. S. a., July I5th, 1899. 
To His Excellency the Lord Mayor^ London, Englmid : 
Sir :— 

Inasmuch as the town of Hampstead, N. H., has just cel- 
ebrated its 150th birthday, and as at our anniversary several 
of the speakers alluded \evy pleasantly to visits to the motlier 
town, Hampstead, England, it gives me much pleasure to 
forward to you a copy of the programme, and also a brief 
newspaper sketch of the event. 

Most respectfully yours, 

Charles W. Garland, 
Chairman of Selectmen, Hampstead, N. H." 

■ Mr. (iarland received the following letter : — 

" The Mansion House, London, 
July 19th, 1899. 
I>ear Sir: — 

The Lord Mayor desires me to thank you for your 
letter, wliich he lias forwarded to the local authorities 
of Hampstead, in London, who, he feels sure, Avill be much 
pleased and interested in the celebration of the 150th anni- 
versary of their prosperous American namesake. 

Yours truly, 

W. J. Souls BY. 
Mr. C. W. Garland." 

From the " Hampstead Record," under date of Saturday, 
22 July, 1899, was noted, " Greetings from America ! 
Hampstead's Daughter Town's iVnniversary. On Thurs- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 221 

d;!}', at the Hampstead Vestry meeting, the chainnan (Sir 
Henry Harden) said that he had received a very gratifying 
commumcation from the Lord Mayor, whicli he read to the 
Vestry as follows : — 

" The Mansion House, London, 
July 19th, 1899. 
Dear Sir Henry : — 

The Lord Mayor thinks the enclosed may interest you 
and your colleagues on the Vestry of Hampstead, and perhaps 
(through the local press) the residents. 

Yours truly, 

W. J. SOULSBY. 

Sir Henry Harden." 

Mr. Garland's letter to the Lord Mayor was read to the 
Vestry of Hampstead, London. The chairman saying " the 
whole communication showed cousinly good feeling and was 
very gratifying." Action was taken to acknowledge tlie 
greetings. 

The following communication was sent to Mr. Garland : — 

Vestry of the Borough of Hampsteai*, 
Vestry Hall, Hampstead, 
London, N. W., 26th August, 1899. 
To Charles W. Garland, Esq., Notary Public, Chair- 
man of Selectmen, Hampstead, N. H. 
Sir: — 

The Right Honorable the Lord Mayor of London has 
conveyed to the Vestry of the Borough of Hampstead 
your letter of the 6th July last, together with a copy of the 
programme and ne^vspaper extract of the celebration of the 
150th anniversary of the incorporation of Hampstead, N. H. 
This Borough reciprocates in the fullest manner the kind 
feelmgs which prompted you, on behalf of the citizens of 
Hampstead, N. H., to forward so interesting an account of 
such an auspicious occasion. 



222 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The documents have been read with the greatest mterest, 
not only by this Vestry, the governing and municipal body, 
but also by the inhabitants of this Borough. 

The allusions made to this Borough at your celebration 
have been received here with feelings of pride and joy — 
pride in that Hampstead, England, is proud of the fact that 
her name lias been so fitly perpetuated in the United States 
of America ; and joy in that the descendants of the found- 
ers of Hampstead, N. H., should have recalled the existence 
of their mother town and the pleasant visits paid to it. 

The Vestry hear of tlie prosperity of your town with 
much pleasure, and trust that this condition of affairs may 
long continue. 

It may be of interest to record the fact that Hampstead 
was mentioned in Doomsday Book more than 800 years ago, 
so as to longevity your town has no mean parent. 

That the feelmgs of friendship so cordially expressed may 
long continue between the two towns is the sincere wish of 
the citizens of this borough. 

Reports of the proceedings of the Vestry for the past two 
years are forwarded herewith, as likely to be of interest to 
yourself and your colleagues, and in the hope that they may 
find a resting place on the shelves of your Public Library. 
We are, sir. 

Your obedient servants, 

Henry Harden, Chairman. 
Arthur P. Ishma, Vestry Clerk. 

Mr. Garland also received the following communication 
from the Secretary of the Hampstead Antiquarian and Plis- 
torical Society, President, Sir Walter Besant, M. 

8 Archilles Road, West Hampstead, N. W. 

8th August, 1899. 
Dear Sir : — 

The communication and enclosures addressed to the Loi'd 
Mayor of London relating to the recent celebration of tlie 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 223 

town of Hampstead, New Hampshire, U. S. A., having been 
forwarded to the Vestry of Hauipstead, were made known to 
the people of Hampstead by means of the local papers. As 
soon as your letter appeared in the Hampstead press I brought 
the matter to the notice of the council of this society, and 
suggested that we should acknowledge the cousmly feeling 
shown in your communication. 

Accordingly, at the meeting of our Council, held on 25th July 
last, W. D. Chandler in the chair, it was cordially agreed, on 
the motion of Mr. E. E. Newton, seconded by Mr. S. C. Mayle, 
that I should convey to you, and through you to the town 
of Hampstead, N. H., our heartiest congratulations on the 
important anniversary you have just celebrated, and our most 
sincere wishes for the continued welfare and prosperity of 
your town, named after our celebrated suburb. 

I was further directed to forward to you, with this letter, 
a copy of the Transactions of the Society for 1898, for 
preservation in the Pubhc Library of your town. This vol- 
ume, whilst giving particulars concerning the Society, also 
contains a great deal of information concerning the history of 
this ancient borough, and of many of its famous residents, 
which will, no doubt, be of interest to you and your fellow- 
townsmen. I also send herewith a copy of the Rules and 
Proceedings of the Society, which has for its president. Sir 
Walter Besant, and a long roll of members, many of whom 
are celebrated in literature, art and science. I maj^ add that 
the municipal governing body of Hampstead, viz., the Vestry 
of St. John, is well represented in this Society. The chair- 
man of the Vestry, Sir Henry Harden, being one of our vice- 
presidents, and the following members of our Council : 
Messrs. D. E. Chandler, C. W. Cmmington, E. H. Evans, 
and the Hon. Secretary are members of the Vestry, whilst a 
goodly number of Vestrymen are ordinary members of the 
Society. 

My council have directed me to say that they would feel 
greatly obliged if you would favor the Society with copies of 



224 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

the papers enclosed in your letter to the Lord Mayor, espec- 
ially the " Historic Address," which would be read to our 
members at one of our meetings. The papers would be placed 
among the archives of the Society, and there become a record 
of the friendly relations existing between your town and the 
mother town of Hampstead. 

In conclusion, I desire to renew the expression of our cor- 
dial feelings, and have the honor to remam, dear sir, 
Yours faithfully, 

C. J. Munich, 

Honorary Sec'y and Treas. 
Charles W. Garland, Esq., Chairman of Selectmen, 
Hampstead, New Hampshire, U. S. A. 

Accompanying the communication was tlie volume men- 
tioned, " Transactions of the Hampstead Historical Society 
for the year 1898," presented to our Public Library. 

Mr. Garland also received from F. E. Baines, " Companion 
of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath," Chine Cresent 
Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, the " Rec- 
ords of the Manor, Parish, and Borough of Hampstead 
in the count)^ of London to December 31st, 1889." He has 
also enjoyed a pleasant correspondence with Mr. Baines, in 
wliich he expressed much interest in " the cousins across the 
Atlantic," adding " three cheers for the stars and stripes in 
general, and New Hampstead in particular." Mr. Baines called 
attention to an item of interest to us, as Americans, in relation 
to the first Earl of Chatham, a resident of Hampstead, " whose 
policy, if liis l^reath and life had not failed, might have obvi- 
ated the war of Independence." 

Mr. Garland also received copies of " the Hampstead Rec- 
ord " and " the Hampstead High Gate Express," papers printed 
in Hampstead, London, N. W., each giving cordial mention of 
our celebration, and of the proceedings that followed the re- 
ceipt of Mr. Garland's letter by the Vestr}^ of Hampstead. 

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we feel certain that they will be loved and treasured by the 
revsidents of our town with thankful hearts for the remem- 
brances and greetings received. 

The volumes and papers received contain much of interest, 
and while it is hoped all our people may enjoy the works for 
themselves, we cannot forbear noting some historical facts 
from them. 

Sir Walter Besant said, at the inauguration of the Anti- 
quarian and Historical Society, 6 April, 1898, of which he is 
president, that in the work of the society " they must first 
deal with prehistoric Hampstead, the time of the tribal tribes 
before the Romans, Saxon charters and monuments. Coming 
then to the mediaeval period it would carry them back 400 or 
500 years, into the fourteenth century, when nearly the whole 
of this district was covered with a vast range of forest, con- 
necting the two hills of Hampstead and High Gate."' " Num- 
erous streams existed in the forest, and from them three ponds 
took their existence. One the Fleet, the outcome of two 
streams, from the Hampstead and High gate ponds." 

In reference to the ponds that have of late years disap- 
peared, mention is made in the "• Records of Hampstead " of 
'•' Branch Hill pond," in which many fine carp were taken. 
This pond was not filled in, but drained off. In the winter 
season this pond was a favorite place for skaters, as the water 
was made about three feet deep, and no danger of drowning 
if tlie ice gave way. 

Another was called " Clock House pond." The water of 
this pond was not of the purest kind, and the filling in was a 
decided improvement. A gentleman now has a residence and 
stable erected on the site. 

The "Frognal" w^as early called "Cole's pond," so named 
by a gentleman who resided near, and his garden reached to 
the shore. The pond was chiefly used for watering horses 
and the roads. 

Then there was the "West End pond," that was mainly 
used for the watering of horses and household purposes. 



226 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

" The Red Lion pond " was the larger of either pond, and 
used like the others for washing purposes. 

The " White Stone pond " and the " Pond Street pond " 
have been filled in and railed round and planted with trees, 
and now takes the name of " South End Green." 

We also learn from the Records that they have sixteen 
schools for elementary education, besides many privately con- 
ducted schools. There are also three institutions of collegiate 
cast. The new college, opened in 1851, was projected with 
the object of uniting the three institutions, " Homerton Col- 
lege," " Coward College," and " Highburg College." 

The " Hackney College " has for its object the spreading 
of Christianity among the poor, by preaching the gospel and 
teaching their children to read the scriptures. This college 
originally had its headquarters in Hackney, but recently re- 
moved to West Hampstead. 

The third is an " International College." 

Where once the parish was traversed by bridle paths and 
beaten walks, we have at the present day forty-six miles of the 
finest roads that skill and money can maintain. In 1889 there 
were 9,136 houses in Hampstead and an area of 2,248 acres, 
while we, with an area of 8,350 acres, have less than 210 
dwelling houses. 

At an ordinary meeting of the Society, 27th May, 1898, 
Mr. George W. Potter gave mention to the charters, and 
many reminiscences of the place. He said Hampstead com- 
prised 2,240 acres, and at the highest point was 44 3 feet above 
the level of the sea. Nearly sixty years ago it contained 
about 9,000 inhabitants, and from the Hampstead Record of 
July 22, 1899, we learn the present population is about 80,000. 

Sir Richard Temple expressed the opinion " that the 
Hampstead of the present, if less picturesque and artistic than 
the Hampstead of the past, is yet far more imposing, and in a 
comparison with the surroundings of the capital cities of 
other countries, might fairly be ranked amongst the grandest 
suburbs of Europe." 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 227 

Thomas Park, of Church Row, Hampstead, pubhshed a 
work, " Mornmg thoughts and midnight musings." In it he 
says, " I have surveyed the beauties of the Continent through 
the eyes, and the representative of others, I am quite satis- 
fied to possess a miniature of them close at home. Hamp- 
stead to me is Italy in many of its views, Switzerland in its 
divereity of its aspects, Montpelier in its salubrious air, Spain 
in its pure clialybeate, and dear England in all its domestic 
and amicable associations." 

We learn that Hampstead, England, was once the home of 
many laundresses, that only " a few years ago the Western 
Heatli was white on a fine summer's day, from the vast 
quantities of linen placed there to dry ; and in the days of 
the eighth King Henry the washing of the Royal household 
was done there." We also read " that the springs and wells 
were often dry in a very warm summer, and that the water 
from the ponds was used for household purposes, and also car- 
riages, carts, horses, and nearly everything that needed to be 
cleansed was taken there to be washed." 

From these notes it seems very evident that Hampstead, 
England, had its wash pond. I may here suggest to the 
many who have asked, have you learned how our beautiful 
" Wash pond " received its name ? that possibly Governor 
Wentworth, who came from England to Portsmouth De- 
cember 12, 1740, and was appointed Governor of the Province 
of New Hampshire in 1741, and who purchased the " Island 
farm " in our " Islandy pond " April 14th, 1741, which, ten 
years before, was given in part to a member of his Majesty's 
Council as a present (for services rendered the Haverhill 
proprietors), may have noted a resemblance in form, waters, 
location or surroundings of the pond in the central part of 
" Timberlane " to the ponds in old England where they did 
their washing, and named it the " Wash pond." We find a 
record extant, where it was so called before 1743, in a deed of 
land bordering on the shores of the Wash pond, formerly 
owned by Peter Eastman. Also, it is so called in a petition 
to the Governor in 1743 from a neighboring parish. 



228 MEMORIAL OP THE TOWN OF 

We read that many distinguished people celebrated in lit- 
ei-atnie, art and science, drama and statesmanship, and great 
men of all kinds, have been connected or resided in Hamp- 
stead. 

Charles Dickens wa.s extremely partial to and constantly 
turned his suburban walks towards Hampstead Heath. In a 
picturesque cottage, with its pretty balcony en\-ironed with 
creepers, Leigh Hunt lived for some time. Byron and Shelley 
visited liim there. The sisters Agnes and Joanna Bailee, who 
acquired no small fame as a poetess, and also wrote several 
popular plays whicli were greatly praised Ijy Sir Walter Scott, 
lived for a time on Hampstead Hill. 

The mother of Alfred Tennyson spent the last years of her 
life and died there about 1861. Her poet son was a constant 
visitor during her life. 

The famous '' Kitcat Club "' met in a house in Hampstead. 
Admiral Sir P^dward Pany, the Arctic explorer, lived there, 
as did the elder William Pitt, the founder of the British em- 
pire. 

Edward Henry Bickersteth, The Right Rev. the Lord 
Bishop of Exeter, labored thirty years in the ministry of the 
Episcopal church in Hampstead ; while there he wrote sev- 
eral literar}' works ; the one best known, and very widely 
circulated in the United States, is his " Yesterday, Today 
and Tomorrow." 

Dr. Butler, when he was Bishop of Durham, whose work 
" liutler's Analogy," was and is now used quite extensively 
in many of our academies, colleges and seminaries, lived m 
the house built and occupied by Sir Henry Vane. The house 
from which he was taken for execution in 1662, had probably 
received and welcomed within its doors such men as Crom- 
well, Milton and Fairfax. It is now occupied as a Sailore' 
Daughter's Home, and under the patronage of royaltj^ in- 
cluding Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales, tlie Duke of 
Canterbury, and others. 

Among the noted residents in Hampstead was Mrs. Bar- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 229 

baiikl, the wife of a Presbyteiiaii ininister, who, in the esti- 
mation of Wadsworth, was the first of American Hteraiy 
women. He greatly admired Mrs. Barbaiild's " Address to 
life," Avritten in extreme old age, and was said to have been 
heard muttering to himself " I am not in the habit of grudg- 
ing people their good things, !)ut I wish I had written those 
lines." 

" Life! We've been long together, 

Through pleasant and through cloudy weather. 

'Tis hard to part when friends are dear, 

Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh or tear: 

Then steal away, give little warning: 

Choose thine own time: 

Say not good night, but in some brighter clime. 
Bid me good morning." 

Sir Rowland Hill, also Sir Francis Palgrane, the noted liis- 
torian of the Norman conquest, and many antiquarian essays, 
lived tliere, as did also Keats, who composed the well-known 
" Ode to a nightingale," " A thing of beauty is a joy for- 
ever," and other imperishable works. 

Steevens, the commentator of Shakespeare, Mrs. Siddons, 
Steele, Addison, Miss ivucy Aiken, Mrs. Opie, Dr. Johnson, 
Sterne, and many other famous authors had homes in Old 
Hampstead. 

Sir Walter Besant, one of the best known English novel- 
ists at this day, still lives in Hampstead. 

For a centur}' and a half, Hampstead was a favorite resort 
of painters. Herbert, wdiose frescoes adorn the House of 
Parliament, lived and worked in Ham[)stead. G. Ramsey 
Clarkson, William Blake and others famous in art, made 
homes in that town. 

Lords Wilberforce, Mansfield, Spencer and Erskine, are 
noted as eminent statesmen and lawyers of the place. 

I have noted these iuterestmg items in regard to Hamp- 
stead in London, feeling that so many of our townsmen may 
never behold the fair land across the waters, or have the 
privilege of listening to the glowing accounts of visits to the 
place from those more favored, hoping we all may be im- 



230 MK.MOKIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

pressed in some degree, witli tlie truly striking resemljlance 
as to natural scenery, between our [)leasant country home and 
the land made famous in literature, art and science, from 
which we received our town's name. 

While our public buildings or private homes have none of 
the grandeur of European cities, or can we boast of such a long 
array of distinguished people of world-wdde fame within our 
borders, we can and do pride ourselves that thrift and indus- 
try shows about our simple homes ; that no country town has 
fairer ponds, or more attractive scenery for lovers of the quiet 
beautiful in nature ; that no dishonor has ever stained our 
good name as a town. 

We have always had a just pride that the settlers of this 
town were in nearlj^ every instance descended from emigrants 
to Essex County, Mass., from England. The Littles from Uni- 
corn street near London bridge, and so on, and from Yorkshire, 
Hampshire, Lancestershire, Wiltshire and other counties, 
there have sprung a race of noble men and women, examples 
of honesty, integrity, and sincere worth. 

Let us remember that our Hampstead has a history of less 
than two hundred years, Avhile Hampstead, London, has a 
history to record, of more than a thousand years, and we must 
hope to progress as the years roll on. Let us ever strive to 
be an honor, and worthy to be called the " American name- 
sake " by the historic English suburb of London. 

October 4th, 1899. 



EDUCATIONAL WORK IN HAMPSTEAD. 



The progress of education in Hampstead was carefully told 
by the late Caleb Moulton, in a pamphlet prepared in 1876, 
for tKe educational department of New Hampshire, at the 
Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. I copy such portions 
of it as were not taken from Judge Smith's address at our 
centennial celebration, and appears elsewhere, in these pages ; 
also from the Decadal Year Book and catalogue, prepared in 
1884, by Osman C. B. Nason, A. B., preceptor of our High 
school at that time, with such other items concerning our 
schools as have been taken from " The Sketch of Hampstead 
High school," 1894, by Prof. Merrill, principal of the school. 

Mr. Moulton said, — " The literar}^ history of Hampstead, 
is in some respects quite different from that of some of the 
neighboring towns. Education seems to have been one of the 
first questions to engage the attention of the fathers. There 
is a tradition handed down from the grandfather of the writer, 
that a private school was kept at different dwelling houses a 
portion of the time of each year for several years prior to the 
incorporation of the town in 1749. Be that as it may, it is 
certain that the next year the' voters took the matter in hand 
in earnest, and made ample provision for the education of the 
children, considering their circumstances. 

In 1752, 200 pounds, old tenor, was raised by taxation for 
school purposes, and expended by the selectmen ; they being 
empowered to limit the several school districts. There is no 
record showing the number of districts, but the general be- 
lief seems to be that there were four. 

For many succeeding yeai-s the selectmen were instructed 
to limit, or divide the districts as formerly. The amount of 
school money was, in a few years, increased to 400 pounds, 
old tenor, and the same amount was raised, even when the 

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232 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

town refusetl to raise money to pay the town officers for their 
services. While there appears to have been some few who 
refused to vote for raising money for school purposes, there 
were enough true friends of education always found ready to 
take care that the children did not suffer on this account. 

In 1767, 20 pounds, lawful money, was raised, and in 1782 
it was raised to 30 pounds. 

About the same amount was raised yearly until 1800, when 
$75 was raised to support a woman's school, to be propor- 
tioned the same as other money. From tliis and other evi- 
dence, we may infer that female teachers had not been em- 
ployed previous to that time. 

Although there is no record of the election of a school com- 
mittee until the year 1801, tliere is not much doubt, but that 
such conmiittee had been chosen in many previous years. 

It was the custom to choose the clergyman, physician and 
some justice of the peace, for a school committee, and for the 
committee to serve without remuneration ; still tliere were 
men selected to fill the office who were willing to serve, and 
no bills for service were paid until wathin the last thirty years. 

In 1804, there were six districts, but whetlier there were 
as many schoolhouses, is not known for a certainty. New dis- 
tricts were formed from time to time, until 1820, when there 
were eight. The eighth was soon united to number two, on ac- 
count of the small amount of money received. Another number 
eight district was formed by severing number seven, but the 
separation lasted (jnly a few years, when the same districts 
were reunited. 

During the last quarter of a century, there has been an in- 
creasing interest on the subject of education. Parents have 
been more careful about sending their children to school, and 
children have appeared to be more anxious to attend. And 
this may account, in part, for the dissatisfaction in some of the 
districts in regard to the division of school money. The 
amount raised by taxation for school purposes, has uniformly- 
been proportioned according to the valuation of the school 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 233 

districts, and the literary fund, and interest on what is called 
the parsonage fund, has for a series of years been divided 
equally among the several districts." 

I note from the " Decadel Year Book " as follows : •' At 
just what time the higher branches of study began to be 
taught in the town cannot be ascertained. They were prob- 
ably introduced into the regular district school at such times 
as there was a demand for them, and when teachers could be 
secured who were competent to teach them. Such studies as 
algebra, history and survepng, were taught at the time when 
our oldest citizens began their school days. 

Private schools, however, have been held in the towns at va- 
rious times, at which many of the advance studies were doubt- 
less pursued. 

For any very extended course of study in the higher 
branches most of our people attended Atkinson Academy 
which had long afforded superior advantages. It was here 
that the late Benjamin D. Emerson laid the foundation for his 
after acquirements. Often was he seen passing along the 
road on horseback on his way to and from school there. 

Those who best knew the needs of the town, however, real- 
ized the advantages which would accrue to it from the found- 
ing of a free institution of higher instruction within our own 
town. Such a one was Benjamin Dudley Emerson, whose warm 
interest and affection for his native town and sohcitude for 
the education of the youth of Hampstead, as elsewhere, can 
best be seen from his letter sent to the committee of arrange- 
ments of the centennial celebration, in 1849. 

No further reasons need be sought as to why Mr. Emei-son 
gave money for the founding of the Hampstead High school." 
Mr. Emerson died in 1872. 

EXTRACTS FROM THE WILL OF BENJAMIN D. EMERSON. 

" I, Benjamin D. Emerson of West Roxbury, in the Com- 
monwealtli of Massachusetts, make tliis my last will and Tes- 
tament. 



234 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

After the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses, 
I bequeath and devise as follows : 

(Clauses from I to VII relate to personal bequests.) 

" 8th. All the residue of my estate, real and personal, I 
direct shall be sold by my executors, at public or private sale, 
according to their best discretion, as soon as conveniently 
may be after my decease, and the proceeds applied as herein- 
after directed. 

Whereas it is my desire to provide for the establishment 
and permanent maintenance in my native town of Hampstead, 
in the state of New Hampshire, of a school to be called " The 
Hampstead High School ", and to be for the free use and 
benefit of that town forever, but only upon the following con- 
ditions, namely : — 

First. That within two years from the final probate of this 
Will, there shall be procured from the Legislature of said 
State an act of incorporation, making seven persons, namely, 
John Ordway, Tristram Little, WilKam C. Little, Amos Buck, 
Amos Ring, and Frederick A. Pike, together with the pastor 
of the present Congregational Society in town for the time 
being, ex-officio, or such of said persons as shall then be liv- 
ing and residing in said Hampstead, together with such other 
pei-sons residing in said town as said Legislature may name in 
the place of any who may have deceased or removed from 
said town, a body corporate by the name of the " Trustees 
of Hampstead High School," with the power to fill all va- 
cancies that may occur in their own body, and to establish, 
govern, maintain, and administer a high school in said town 
of Hampstead, subject to the substantial observance of the 
following principles and regulations, which are to be regarded 
as the fundamental constitution of said school, namely : (1) 
The said school shall be open and free to youth of both sexes 
belonging to said town of Hampstead, impartially and with- 
out distinction ; but no scholar shall be admitted who shall 
not have attained the age of twelve years, and who can read, 
write and spell the English language with reasonable correct- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 235 

ness and facility, considering his or her age ; nor shall any 
scholar be admitted or retained who does not sustain a good 
moral character, (2) The whole number of scholars in said 
school shall not exceed thirty at any one time. (3) No person 
shall be appointed to the office of preceptor or master of said 
school, who has not been regularly graduated at some Univer- 
sity or College in our country, or who does not sustain a good 
moral character. (4) It shall be the duty of the preceptor to 
commence the daily exercises of the school by reading, or caus- 
ing to be read, some portion of the sacred scriptures, and 
by prayer ; and on each alternate Saturday during school 
term, he shall be required to devote one half hour at least to 
instruction calculated to improve the manners and morals of 
his pupils, impressing on their minds the duty of practising 
the cardinal virtues of tiuth, temperance, modesty, industry, 
benevolence, and especially filial love and obedience, and def- 
erence and respect for old age. The last named virtues, which 
have been too much neglected in later years, should be made 
an important part in every youth's education : they are indis- 
pensable to the forming of good morals and good manners, as 
well as the religious character. I cannot too strongly urge 
their claim upon those who have in charge the education of 
youth. The emphatic words of Sacred Writ are, " Honor thy 
father and thy mother." " Thou shalt rise up before the 
hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy 
God." On each other alternate Saturday during term time, 
said preceptor shall devote one half hour or more to the incul- 
cation of the doctrine and practice of religion as displayed in 
the Old and New Testaments, and as exemplified in the conduct 
of our great exampler, Jesus Christ, and his disciples ; care- 
fully excluding all sectarianism and uncharitableness, as tend- 
ing to not only to make the narrow way still narrower with- 
out necessity, but even turn it from its heavenly direction : 
it bemg believed that simply inculcating the doctrine of the 
Saviour and his apostles, as nearly as possible m their own 
language, without attempting to make proselytes to the pe- 



230 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

culiar views of anv class of Christians, is the best instruction 
in reHgious knowledge. 

Second. That within three years of the final probate of 
said Will tlie said town of Ilampstead shall erect a suitable 
and substantial schoolhouse, satisfactory to said trustees, on 
a lot of land containing not less than one acre, measuring not 
less than two iiundred and ten feet on any side, and situated 
in said Hanipstead, on the main road between the Old Meet- 
ing 1 louse and the house formerly owned by Dr. James Knight, 
at the corner of w'hat is called " Kent's Farm Road," and 
shall within said three years convey said lot of land, with said 
schoolhouse finished and well fitted for the leception of 
scholars, to the said Trustees for the use of the said High 
school forever ; the said lot to be planted witli not less than 
fifty ornamental shade trees, one half elms, and the other one 
half sugar maples, and the distance between the schoolhouse 
and tlie road to be not less than one hundred feet. 

Now, therefore, in i-ase the foregoing conditions are com- 
plied with, then, and not otherwise, I direct my executors to 
pay one half of the net proceeds of the sale of my real estate 
in West Koxbury, together with one-half of any net in- 
come of sucli proceeds that may accrue before the time of 
such payment, to the said Trustees of the Hampstead High 
School upon the following trusts : namely, to invest the same, 
and from time to time to change the hi vestments, having re- 
gard always to the safety of the fund, rather than to its pro- 
ductiveness ; and all the net income thereof, but no part of 
the principal, to apply to the use, benefit, and support of said 
High School, forever. 

********** 

In witness whereof I hereto set my hand and declare this 
to be my last will in the presence of three witnesses, this 
twenty-fourth day of February A. D. eighteen hundred and 
seventy-one. 

BKN,TA.\rix D. Emerson." 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 237 

In 1873, through the efforts of Mr. Frederick A. Pike and 
Judge Fowler, assisted by Dr. Josiah C. Eastman, an act to 
incorporate the Trustees of the Hampstead High School was 
secured by an act of the Legislature. 

After much discussion as to the location of the new build- 
ing, it was finally voted, on the 30th day of October, 1873, 
to purchase the lot owned by Jesse O. Bailey, with building 
thereon, with the two acres of land, as it seemed best fitted 
for the needs of the town and to meet the requirements of 
tlie will. 

Tristram Little, Nelson Ordway and Amos Clark were 
chosen a building committee. The building was erected by 
Moulton D. Pressey of Haverhill ; when completed, it cost 
about 19000. Mr. John Lyman Little of Atkinson acted as 
mason for the cellar of the High school building, and is said 
to have found nearly enough stones in the cellar of the l)uild- 
ings removed from the premises to build the cellar of the 
High school building. 

From measurements by the late Caleb Moulton the liouse 
is 48 feet long by 38 feet wide, has 30 foot posts, is cov- 
ered with a slate roof, topped by a 40 foot spire, Avith the 
cardinal points of the compass and a fine metallic weather 
vane. The hall on the first floor is 36 by 38 feet, and the 
scliool room above is of the same size, is neatly finished and 
blinded, and is furnished with approved modern school room 
furniture. 

Mr. Myron P. Dickey commenced the first term of school 
ten weeks. May 4th, 1875, with the full complement of 
scholars selected from each district in town, according to the 
number of school children. 

Mr. Dickey remained four years and one term. The fol- 

owing are the names of the pupils who attended under Mr. 

Dickey: — 

John W. Adams, Charles Adams, Nathaniel E. Bartlett, Mary J. 
Bean, George L. Bragdon, Mabel A. G. Brown, MyraM. Bartlett, George 
E. Brown, Frederick L. Clark, Mary E. Clark, Flora A. Corson, Linus L. 
Chase, Emma F. Chase, Charles O. Carr, Kate E. Coaker, Jennie E. 



238 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Coaker, Wallace E. Currier, Alice M. Davis, Albert H. Emerson, Charles 
II. Emerson. Daniel Emerson, Emma E. Emerson, Frank W. Emerson, 
Albert Eiistman. J. liartlott Eastman, William E. Fitts, Carrie M. Fitts, 
Charles W. Garland, Lillie R. Griffin, James N. Ilaseltine, John E. 
Haynes, Mary E. Heath, Hattie E. Hoyt, M. Lillie Hoyt, Edward W. 
nail, Etta M. Hunkins, Mattie M. Irving, H. Albert Irving, Willie L. 
Johnson, George A. Johnson, Ella F. Johnson, George E. Kent, Frank 
Keazer, William A. Love, Orrie B. Little, William F. Little, Alice M. 
Little, George A. Lake, Mary S. Lawton, Ruth A. Marshall, Marilla 
Moulton, Charles B. Marshall, Dennis Maley, Kate E. Mayley, Dana G. 
Marble, Walter Marble, Fred D. Marble, Cynthia S. Mills, Mary B. Morse, 
James Noyes, Isaac W. Noyes, Arthur O. Page, Ella F. Page, Edwin S. 
Pressey, Isaac Randall, Nellie T. liandall, Abbie R. Randall, Helen F. 
Rundlett, Oireu B. Rundlett, Elwood L. Shannon, Sarah Sagar, John C. 
Sanborn, Susie C. Smith, S. Kate Smith, Alice N. Smith, Ida M. Tabor, 
Etta M. Tabor, Henry W. Tabor, Lizzie I. Tabor, Annie J. Tabor, Al- 
bert W. R. Verburght, Willie C. Wilson, Inez A. Wilson, Albert G. 
Wood, George G. Williams, Nellie R. Williams. 

Mr. Dickey was succeeded by Mr. Forrest E. Merrill, who 

remained at that time about five years, and had in addition 

to the names in the foregoing Uvst as his pupils : — 

Cora M. Bassett, Abbie M. Corson, Fred W. Corson, Willie Dyer, 
James Lawton, Arthur H. Little, Mary Lake, John E. Mills, George E. 
Morse, Moses C. Morse, Newell G. Moulton, Willie Pike, Charles Page, 
Gilbert Rowe, George E. Rand, Clarence L. Sawyer, Charles Stevens, 
Susie N. Stinson, Walter J. Tabor, Myra C. Townsend, and Mary A. 
Williams. 

The fii-st class to receive diplomas, as completing a course 
of study, was the 

CLASS OF 1880. 
Alice M. Little, teacher. Resides Haverhill, Mass. 
Katie M. Mayley (Mrs. Henry Merrick), Danville, N. H. 
Emma F. Chase (Mrs. John Hunt), Salem, N. H. 
H. Albert Irving, Boston, Mass. 
Albert II. Emerson (mar. Susie N. Stimson, class of 1881), res. Haverhill.. 

CLASS OF 1881. 
Daniel Emerson (mar. Esther Plunkett). shoe man'r, Hampstead. 
DanaG. Marble, died at Hillsboro', N. H., aged 24 years. 
Susie X. Stimson (Mrs. Albert H. Emerson, see class 1880). 

CLASS OF 1882. 
Emma F. Emerson (Mrs. Elwin A. Edgerly), Haverhill, Mass. 

CLASS OF 1883. 
Lillie E. Noyes (Mrs. George A. Sawyer), Atkinson, N. H. 
Jennie E. Coker, Manchester, N. II. 
George G. Williams, Haverhill, Mass. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HA.MPSHIRE. 23^ 

CLASS OF 1884. 
Arthur H. Little (mar. Aimie R. Emerson, class 1885), Hampstead, N. H. 
Moses C. Morse (mar, Nellie Simpson), Hampstead, N. H. 
George E. Morse. 

CLASS OF 1885. 
Walter A. Allen, practising physician in Hampstead, N. H. 
Annie R. Emerson (Mrs. Arthur H. Little. See 1884). 
George E. Lake, pastor Cong. Church, Patten, Me. 
William I. Carr, instructor. Harvard College. 
Charles H. Grover, clothier, Haverhill, Mass. 
Minnie C. Townsend (Mrs. Dr. Minot Steele). 
Frank Keazer, lawyer, Haverhill, Mass. 

CLASS OF 1886. 
John M. Eastman (mar. Annie E. Worthen), Hampstead, X. H., farmer, 
Annie L. Griffin (Mrs. Henry C. Eastman), class 1887, Hampstead. 
Harriet A. Rand, mar. in California. 
Susan A. Eastman (Mrs. George Palmer), Eliot, Me. 
Albion D. Emerson (mar. Mary F. Calderwood of Atkinson), prop, of 

" Emerson's Greenhouses," Hampstead, N. H. 
John W. Watson, graduate Dartmouth College, 1897. 

CLASS OF 1887. 
Bessie L. Grover (Mrs, E. Cecil Mills), Hampstead. 
Delia H. Spollett (Mrs. Will Stevens), Haverhill, Mass. 
Louise B. Griffin (Mrs. Everett Boyd), Somerville, Mass. 
Laura A. Bailey (Mrs. John E. Tabor), Haverhill, Mass. 
Henry L. Eastman (mar. Annie L. Griffin, class 1886), Hampstead. 
Annie B. Fitts (Mrs. John C. Sanborn), Hampstead. 
John H. Emerson (mar. Josie Hill), Boston, Mass. 
Charles P. Pressey, Boston, Mass. 
Blanche E. Currier. 

CLASS OF 1888. 
George S. Emerson (mar. Ella Hill), physician in Fitzwilliam, N. H, 

CLASS OF 1889. 
Mary L. Emerson (Mrs. Harry L Noyes), Atkinson, N. H. 
Fannie B. Williams, missionary in Kansas. 
Mabel Watson, teacher, Peabody, Mass. 
Fred S. C. Grover, clerk, Haverhill, Mass. 
Ola May Foote (deceased in Hampstead, 1894). 

CLASS OF 1890. 
Edith S. Griffin (Mrs. Henry L, Eastman. See 1887). 
Jessie Bailey (m. in Haverhill, Mass.). 
Carrie E. Rundlett (Mrs. Lindell Pressey), Hampstead. 
Grace N. Lovejoy, teacher. 



240 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

CLASS OF 1891. 
David D. Bailey, clothier, Haverhill, Mass. 
Herbert N. Brown, Lynn, Mass. 
Will A. Pressey, Haverhill, Mass. 

CLASS OF 1892. 
Frank N. Pillsbury (mar. Mary Alice Cutter), East Hampstead. 

CLASS OF 1893. 
None. 

CLASS OF 1894. 
Grace N. Bassett, teacher in Candia, N. H. 
Ma A. King, teacher in Brenthood, X. H. 
Carrie E. Davis, music, in Titusville, N. Y. 
Clara E. Moulton (Mrs. Frank Darling), Hampstead. 
Lillian D. Kundlett, at home, Hampstead, 
Ethel L. Sanborn, at home, Hami>stead. 
Edwin L. Corson, Boston, Mass. 
Harold E. Corson, Boston, Mass. 
George J. Pinneo, student, N. H. Agricultural College. 

CLASS OF 1895. 
Jesse A. Emerson, prop. " Emerson's Poultry Houses," Hampstead. 
Josephine E. Hyde (Mrs. Ellery E. Tabor), Hampstead. 
Ora Ordway, teacher, Atkinson, X. H. 
E. Maria H. Smith, at home, Hampstead. 

CLASS OF 189G. 
None. 

CLASS OF 1897. 
Gertrude Pillsbury, at home. 

Esther G. Bailey, student in Bridgewater, Mass., Normal School, teacher. 
Britta Cole. 

Abbie C. Grover, teacher in Sandown, N. H. 
Edward J. King, clerk, Haverhill, Mass. 
Ethel L. Spinney, teacher in District No. 0, Hampstead. 
Elsie M. Hyde, teacher in Derry, resides Haverhill. 
Carrie McNeil, Chelsea, Mass. 

CLASS OF 1898. 
Eugene Barnes, clerk at Haverhill. 
Kimball K. Clark, student in French and American College, Springfield, 

Mass. 
Mary G. Davis, at home, Hampstead. 
Addie B. Gardner, teacher District No. 5, Hampstead. 
Walter A. Johnson, student in preparation for a physician at Brewster 

Academy, Wolfboro, N. H. 
Mary F. Heath, teacher, Epping, N. H. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 241 

Lester A. Williams, sludeut at the French and American College, 

Springfield. Mass. 
Horace Walter Little, student at the French and American College. 

CLASS OF im). 
Eldridge L. IJailey, Hampstead. 

Myron E. Emerson, student Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H. 
Mary H. Davis, at home, West Hampstead. 

The following are the names of the pupils attending the 
High School, 1899-1900. 

Grace King, Alice Woods, George Titcomb, Tliorndike Putnam, Nor- 
ris Eaton, William Adams, Aunes Osgood, Grace Hyde, Alice Page, Nel- 
lie Adams, Mildred Osgood, Hazel Hoyt, Forrest Noyes, Charles Heath, 
William Bailey, Charles Page, Emma Hunt, Pearl Hunt, Nellie Tabor, 
Maud Monlton, Howard Cass, Ralph Marble, Willie W. Bond, Samuel 
George, Mabel King, Harry Hunt, Elsie Bartlett. 



CouKSE OF Study in the High School.* 

PREPxlRATORY COURSE. 

First term. — -Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, Reading, 
Spelling and U. S. History. Second and third terms the same. 

HIGH SCHOOL COURSE. 

First year. First term. — Physical Geography, Bookkeep- 
ing, General History, Composition. 

Second term. — Physical Geography, Bookkeeping, General 
History, Composition. 

Third term. — Commercial Arithmetic, Physiology, Civil 
Government, Composition. 

Second year. First term. — Algebra, Natural Philosophy, 
Rhetoric. 

Second term. — Algebra, Botany, Natural Philosophy, 
Rhetoric. 

Third term.- — Algebra, Botany, English Literature. 

Tiiird year. First term. — Geometry, English Literature, 
Geology. 

*NoTE. — Latin may be substituted the first year for Bookkeeping and 
Commercial Arithmetic; the second year for Rhetoric and Botany. 



242 MEMORIAL OP THE TOWN OF 

Second term.— Geometry, Political Economy, Mental Sci- 
ence. 

Third term. — Geometry, Political Economy, Moral Science. 

During the twenty-four yeare of its existence, the school 
has had eight preceptors. Mr. M. P. Dickey, four and one- 
lialf years, followed by Mr. Forrest E. Merrill, five yeai-s ; 
Mr. O. C. B. Nason, one year ; Mr. E. E. Bradley, one year ; 
Mr. F. M. Rice, one year; Mr. E. H. Whiteliill, two yeai-s ; 
Mr. T. H. H. Knight, one year; Mr. W. D. Rich, one year; 
and again by Mr. Forrest E. Menill, seven yeai-s, who is the 
present preceptor. 

Former trustees have been Amos Ring, John Ordway, 
Amos Buck, William C. Little, Tristram Little, Frederick A. 
Pike, Albert L. Eastman, Edward R. Noyes, Rev. E. W. Bul- 
lard, ex-f)fficio, Rev. Albert Watson, ex-officio. 

The present trustees are: Rev. Rufus P. Gardner, ex- 
officio President ; Andi-ew M. Moulton, Secretary ; Charles 
W. Pressey, Auditor ; Daniel H. Emerson, Treasurer ; Charles 
W. Fitts, James W. Sanborn, Charles W. Garland. 

Many of the graduates of Hampstead High School hold 
honorable positions in the busy activities of the business and 
professional world, or adorn the social and domestic life of 
our own town or of other towns, and the school's history for 
the past twenty-five years, furnishes reason for faith in its 
future prosperity, its increased power to be a source of ad- 
vanttige and blessing to the town. 

The district scliools have ever been called in a prosperous 
condition, and from year to year since the founding of the 
High school, the best qualified pupils from the district 
schools have advanced as vacancies occurred. 

From the report of the superintendent of schools of 1841-2, 
Rev. John M. C. Bartley, Dr. Josiah C. Eastman and Isaac 
Smith, committee, recommended as a means to secure fidelity 
on the part of the teachers, and an increased interest and 
diligence on the part of the scholars, that a plan of giving the 
name of the teacher with an impartial report of his or her 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 243 

management of the school, and of the diligence, application, 
and behavior of the scholars, be made known to the town in 
their annual report. 

In the report of the committee for 1844-5 (Rev. J. M. C. 
Bartlej, Isaac Tewksbury and A. B. Marshall), that recom- 
mendation was carried into effect, and until the past very few 
years, was followed from year to year, perhaps with some in- 
centive on the part of the teachers to better perfect them- 
selves as teachers, but too often their reputation was made 
or spoiled as they happened to win the favor of some friendly 
committee. Politics and religious views often had a great 
bearing on the selection of teachers in the days of " Pruden- 
tial Committees," and the adoption of Chapter 86 of the Gen- 
eral Laws relating to schools, and to establish the town sys- 
tem of schools, with a board of education in 1885-6, marked 
a decided improvement in the public schools of our town. 

In the report of the years 1844-5, under District No. 1, we 
find : Teacher during the summer .term. Miss Susan Put- 
nam. The whole number of scholars, eighteen ; average, four- 
teen. The attendance of the scholars was regular, and a 
commendable proficiency was made by the scholars generally. 
Special attention appeared to have been given by the teacher 
to the elementary principles of education — reading, writing, 
and spelling — and those pursuing liigher branches were in no 
means neglected. " The mild, decided, and energetic manner 
of the teacher, and the lively interest she manifested in the 
improvement, both moral and intellectual, of her pupils, were 
entirely successful in winnmg their esteem and respect, and 
in securing an uninterrupted state of good order through the 
term." 

During the winter the school was under the care of Miss 
Mary A. Garland. Term eighteen weeks. Whole number of 
scholars twenty-three. 

" The quiet and orderly behavior of the children, the spir- 
ited and interested and accurate manner in which the various 
exercises were conducted, gave a very satisfactory illustra- 



244 MEMORIAL OP THE TOWN OF 

tioii of the skill and fidelity of tlie teacher, iu the general 
management of lier school and the application and diligence of 
her scholars." 

District No. 2. — Teacher during the summer term Miss 
Smitli. Whole number of sciiolars forty-eight. Length of 
term fourteen weeks. Winter term ten weeks, under Mr. 
Moore, of Atkinson. 

" Miss Smith succeeded admirably well in preserving order, 
and in promoting the efficiency of her scholars. The exami- 
nation was conducted with spirit, and in a way that gave en- 
tire satisfaction to the committee as to the fidelity and skill of 
the teacher, and the interest, diligence and application of the 
scholars generally." 

District No. 3. — Teacher during summer term Miss Saw- 
yer. Whole number of scholars thirty-two. Length of term 
eight weeks. Winter term, Mr. Bartlett, of Hill, N. H., five 
weeks. 

" With the exception of a few large boys the behavior of 
the children during the examination was in a good degree or- 
derly. Miss Sawyer evidently took a lively interest in her 
pupils, and did much to advance them in their studies. She 
was thorough in her instructions and mild and affectionate in 
her mode of government." 

District No. 4. — Teacher, summer term, Miss Calef. 
Whole number scholars thirty. 

" This is the second season that Miss Calef has had charge 
of the school, and the committee are happy in being able to 
say that there had been no diminution from last year in the 
interest and success of the management of the school." Win- 
ter term, Mr. Smith teacher, ten weeks. 

District No. 5. — The school was taught in the summer 
months. The term of fifteen weeks continuing through the 
haying season. The whole number of pupils was twenty- 
four, and the first thirteen weeks under the care of Miss 
Eliza J. Nichols, who had made ari-angements to leave town 
for the south, and MLss Sawyer took charge the two weeks re- 
maining. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 246 

'' Miss Nicliols WHS unwearied in her exertions to promote 
the improvement of lier pupils, and gave, it is understood, en- 
tire satisfaction to the district. She secured tlie affection and 
respect of every scholar." 

District No. 6. — Teacher in the summer, Miss Sophia 
Moulton. The number of pupils few, less than a dozen. 

"■ Committee did not visit the school at the close, and so did 
not report. During tlie winter Mr. Page, of Atkinson, had 
charge of this school, which included tlie portion of pupils 
from No. 7, with thirty scholars." 

District No. 7. — The school money in this district was 
well expended during the summer months. Teacher, Miss 
Sarah Morse, with whole number of scholars twenty-seven. 

" The results of the examinations ivere such as to evince 
that the teacher had been interested and faithful in the dis- 
charge of her duty, and that the scholars had been to a com- 
mendable degree diligent and studious." 

Dr. Elmer E. Lake, Irving Leighton and James W. Saii- 
born (Board of education for 1898-9), in their annual report 
give the number of school weeks as 34, and number of pupils 
in attendance as 163. 

" Our teachers have been interested in their work, and have 
brought our schools u[) to a high standard of which we are 
justly proud. We have had a ' father's day ' in some of the 
schools wliich was well attended. 

Through the efforts of our teachers and scholars, and with 
tlie help of friends, five of our school rooms are provided with 
organs. 

There have been new seats put in Nos. 1 and 5, also a new 
fioor ill No. o, new steps in No. 6, and new blackboards in No. 
7. The blackboards are not boards, however, but tin with 
mouldings to hold in place." 

The following pupils were on the Roll of Honor, for 1898- 
9, as not being absent or tardy for the whole year : 

Leona C. Garland, Myrta A. Ivittle, Edith M. Little, Ber- 
nice Moulton, Bertha Moulton, Emeline B. Moulton, Everett 



246 MEMORIAL OF THK TOWN OF 

!•:. Jiulson, Ethel M. Hart, Jolin A. (iarlaiid, Fred O. Bailey, 
Wilfred Vigneault, Parley Vigiieault, Howard C. Cass, Wil- 
liam P. Clark, Fred E. Judson. 

The following are the text l)ooks in use in our common 
schools : 

itauh's Elementary and Complete Arithmetics, Raub's l*ri- 
mary and Practical Grammar, Higginson's U. S. History, The 
Werner Piiniary and (irammar School Geography, W. E. 
Baldwin's Physiology, J. Baldwin's Readers and Spellers. 
Milne's Arithmetics are being adopted in place of Raub's, and 
other more modern books soon to be supplied. 

The accompanying plates show tlie names and ages of all 
the pupils attending the common district schools in town, 
Oct., 1899, as written by themselves with few exceptions, 
reproduced to about two-tliirds original size of writing: 

Edward Dexter Hathaway, 6, of No. 1, attencLs school in 
Atkinson. 

Marion Grace Spimiey, 15, No. 1, private sciiool. 



List of some of the Natives o:^ Hampstead who 
have had a college education. 

educated at harvard college. 

James True, son of Rev. Heury True, graduated in 17S0. Occasionally 

preached ; died 1795, aged about thirty years. 
Ezekiel Little, graduated in 1784. For twenty years a teacher in Bos- 
ton and author of an Arithmetic. Died in Atkinson 183 — , aged 

about 80. 
Jabez Kimball, graduated in 1797. Was one year a tutor ; practised law 

at Haverhill, Mass. Died there March 19th, 1805, aged 88. 
Abner Rogers, graduated in 1800. Attorney at law in Charlestowu, 

Mass., died in February, 1814, aged 37. 
Robert Rogers, graduated in 1802. For a long time a merchant in France. 

Resident in Boston in 18:I5. 
Edmund Tucker Eastman, graduated in 184r,. a physician in Boston. 

(See sketch.) 
J. William Carr. graduated in 1805. Instructor in Harvard College. 



Abbie J. VVhittieu, teacher, 
District No. 1. 

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Bessie P. Rahkett, teacher, 
District No. 2. 

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Bessie P. Bakrett, teacher, 
District No. 2. 

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Mak S. SiiruLEY, teacher, 
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DisriMcr No. 4. 

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Addie B. Gardner, teacher, 
District No. 5. 



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H. Ethel Spinney, teacher, 
DisTitiCT No. 6. 

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HAiMPSTEAD, NEW PfAMPSHIRE. 247 

EDUCATED AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. 

Henry True, sou of Rev. Henry True, graduated in 1796. Eor many 

years a minister of the Gospel in Union, Me. 
Benjamin Dudley Emerson, son of Col. Benjamin Emerson, graduated 

in 1805. For many years a teacher in Newbury port and Boston. 

Author of the " Natioual Spelling Book " and " Emerson's Reading 

Books," and founder of Hampstead High School. Died in Roxbury, 

Mass., in 1872. 
Abner Emerson, brother of the preceding, graduated in 1805. Died in 

Charlestown, Mass., December, 1836, aged 51 years. 
Thomas Williams, son of Moses Williams. Received also the degree of 

M. D. at Dartmouth College. Practised medicine at Canandaigua, 

N. Y. 
Henry True Kelly, son of Rev. John Kelly, graduated in 1819. Minister 

at Madison, Ohio. Died in Canada in 184-3, aged about 40. 
Jonathan Knight Little, student of medicine and died young. 
Arthur Ward Marshall, son of AndrevF B. Marshall. For several years 

a teacher at Valparaiso, Chili, S. A. For several years, and at pres- 
ent a resident of Metuchen, New Jersey. 
Isaac William Smith, son of Isaac Smith, graduated in 1846. (See 

sketch.) 
Maurice Woodburn Dickey, son of Rev. M. P. Dickey, graduated 1899. 
George E. Lake, son of T. P. Lake, graduated in 1896. 
Daniel Henry Ordway, son of John Ordway, graduated in 1852. Died 

in '54. 
Andrew Morse Moulton, son of Caleb Moulton, entered college in 1868, 

and remained two years. Now residing in Hampstead. 

WILLIAMS COLLEGE GRADUATES. 

John Kelly, son of Rev. John Kelly, graduated in 1825. Studied medi- 
cine in the Medical College in Fairfield, N. Y. Practiced in Fulton- 
ville, New York. 

Joseph Dana Bartley, son of Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, graduated and at 
Princeton Theological Seminary. (See sketch.) 

UNION COLLEGE. 

Francis Welch, graduated, a minister at Brenthood, N. H., in December, 
1838. Resided in Danvers, Mass., in 1876. 

BROWN UNIVERSITY. 

Joseph Smith, graduated in 1837. Ordained at Woonsocket, R. I., Sept., 
1837, and continued four years; settled over Baptist church in New- 
port, R. I., several years. 

COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY. 

Elbridge Gerry Little, graduated in 1845. Ordained over church in Mon- 

ayunk, Pa., in 1848. Deceased before 1876. 
Jesse Brooks Davis, son of Ezra Davis, graduated in 1846. Ordainefl a 

minister over the church in Plattsburg, N. Y., in November, 1849. 



248 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

BOWDOIN COLLEGE. 

William Morrison Hartley, son of Rev. J. M. C. Bartley. 

YALE COLLEGE. 

Henry Choate Ordway, son of Nelson Ordway, graduated in 1880. Co- 
lumbia Law School in 1SS2. 
Clarence E. Ordway, son of Daniel F. Ordway, Class of 1900. 

BOWDOIN MEDICAL COLLEGE. 

Joseph Eastman, son of Joseph Eastman, graduated in 1841. Practised 
in Candia, N. 11. Died in 1857. 

DARTMOUTH MEDICAL COLLEGE. 

Daniel Hoyt, son of Ebenezer Iloyt, graduated in 18 — . Practised in New 
York. Deceased. 

Harlen Henry Pillsbury, son of Benjamin L. Pillsbury, graduated in IS — . 
Practised in Medford, Mass. 

Ezekiel H. L. Gibson, son of James Gibson, graduated in 1850. Died in 
Hampstead, 1851. 

Rufus King Noyes, son of Joshua F. Noyes, graduated in 1875; from 
Boston City Hospital, 1870. Pmctising physician and surgeon, Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

Walter A. Allen, son of George Allen, graduated in 189-. Practising 
physician in Hampstead. 

Arthur P. George, son of Charles W. George, graduated in 1896. Practis- 
ing in Haverhill, Mass. 

Charles E. Marble, entered class in 1897, a student of medicine. 

COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, NEW YORK. 

Samuel Morse, son of Samuel Morse, graduated in 1844. Physician and 
dentist in Hampstead. (Deceased.) 

BALTIMORE MEDICAL COLLEGE. 

George S. Emerson, son of Alfred P., graduated in 1897. Located at Fitz- 
william, N. H. 

OTHER GRADUATES AND TEACHERS, NATIVES OF THE TOWN. 

Henry Augustus Little, son of Robert Little, graduated at Exeter Acad- 
emy, Andover, Mass. Teacher of elocution. 

William Ela Buck, son of Amos Buck, graduated at Phillips Academy, 
Exeter, in 1S58. Teacher in Pennsylvania and at Manchester, N. H. 
At present superintendent of schools at Manchester. 

Daniel Sargent Pillsbury, son of Benjamin Pillsbury, graduated Bridge- 
water High School. Residence, New York City. 

John Boynton, M. D., professor of chemistry at University of Vermont 
at Burlington. 



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249 



Daniel James Smith, son oi" Juines :Sinith, educated M. E, miuistor, at 

present pastor of church iu West Rindge, N. H. 
Samuel Morse, son of Edmund Morse, teacher twenty-five years. 
Samuel Marshall, son of Silas Marshall, teacher, state senator and sheriff 

of the County. 
Andrew B. Marshall, son of Silas Marshall, twenty-five years a teacher. 
Moses Hoyt, son of Ebenezer Hoyt, teacher eight years, deputy sheriff 

fifteen years. 
Caleb Moulton, son of Caleb H. Moulton, teacher six years, deputy sher- 
iff fifteen years, sheriff and county commissioner three years. 
Joseph Webster, son of John Webster. 
Henry Putnam, son of Thorndike Putnam. 
Isaac 11. Marshall, son of Andrew B. Marshall. 
William Ayer, son of Hezekiah Ayer. 
Moses C. Smith, son of James Smith. 
Charles H. Shannon, son of Joseph P. Shannon. 
Moses H. Johnson, son of Moses Johnson, teacher many years till death 

in X. J. 
Eliza Jane Nichols, daughter of Samuel Nichols, graduated at Mount 

Holyoke Seminary, teacher thirty years in Hampstead, Michigan, 

and in Chesterfield Co., Virginia. 
Susan D. Hartley, daughter of Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, graduated N. P. 

High school, assistant teacher, Derry, Pinkerton Academy. 
Mary Abbie Pillsbury, daughter of B. L. Pillsbury, graduated at Mount 

Holyoke Seminary. 
Emma Pillsbury, daughter of B. L. Pillsbury, Mount Holyoke Seminary. 
Mary C. Smith, daughter of Major Isaac Smith, graduated Adams Femuie 

Academy, Derry. 
Mary Bartlett Eastman, daughter of Dr. J. V. Eastman, graduated 

Pinkerton Academy. 
Ella Eastman, daughter of Dr. J. C. Eastman, graduated Pinkerton 

Academy. 
Hannah Smith, daughter of Timothy Smith, a graduate. 
Sophia Moulton, daughter of Caleb H. Moulton, educated at Lebanon 

and Pembroke Academies; teacher fifty years. 
Mary Jane Moulton. 
Belinda A. Sawyer. 
Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer, daughter of Benjamin Sawyer (mar. James 

Hunks). 
Mary E. Davis, daughter of Ezra Davis. 
Joanna Davis, daughter of Ezra Davis. 
Caroline Davis, daughter of Ezra Davis. 

Clara A. Kent, daughter of Dea. Jonathan Kent (mar. Henry Clark). 
Mary E. Kent, daughter of Dea. Jonathan Kent (mar. Col. Albert East- 
man). 
Helen M. Nichols, daughter of Daniel Nichols (mar. Rufus C. Smith). 
Ada L. Nichols, daughter of Daniel Nichols. 
Elizabeth Calef, daughter of James Calef. 



250 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Ix)i.s Calef, daughter of James Calef. 

Aluiira Biitchelder, daughter of Lorenzo Batchelder. 

Sarah O. Brickett, daughter of Kalph Brickett, teacher thirty years. 

Kobecca Morse, daughter of Samuel Morse. 

Jsabeilc S. Moulton, daughter of Caleb Moulton (mar. Orriu 8. Vittuni). 

Aonie S. Moulton, daughter of Caleb Moulton. 

Dora Etta Curriei", daughter of Ezekiel Currier (mar. Charles Beats). 

h;ally P. Morse, daughter of Samuel Morse, teacher twelve year.s. 

Clarissa Marshall, daughter of Silas Marshall, teacher ten years. 

Eleanor Marshall, daughter of Silas Marshall, teacher five years. 

Mary A. Garland, daughter of B. B. Garland (mar. Frederick A. Pike). 

Belinda Little, daughter of Nathaniel Little. 

I'olly Little, daughter of Nathaniel Little. 

Mary Eastman, daughter of Joshua Eastman. 

Mary Ann Brown, daughter of Joseph Brown. 

Abigail Brown, daughter of Joseph Brown. 

Elizabeth Emerson, daughter of Deacon John Emerson. 

Mary Emerson, daughter of Deacon John Emer.>on. 

Aliigail Little, daughter of Moses Little. 

Ann M. Howard, teacher several years. 

Hannah J. Bailey, daughter of Horace Bailey. 

Mary Abbie Merrill, daughter of Simon Merrill (mar. Rev. Goo. C). Jea- 

ness). 
Su.san Putnam, daughter of Thorndike Putnam (mar. George Merrill). 
Julia Williams, daughter of Jonathan Williams. 
Dolly Ann Williams, daughter of Jonathan Williams. 
Elvira L. Johnson, daughter of Capt. William Johnson, teacher several 

years (mar. Wm. A. Aldrich). 
Helen M. Putnam, daughter of Henry Putnam (mar. \\' m. E. Buck). 
Helen H. Eastman, daughter of Joseph Eastman (mar. Elmer S. Harris). 
Abbie Nichols, daughter of Hiram Nichols. 
Sally Marshall, daughter of Caleb Marshall. 
Hannah Irving, daughter of Jacob Irving. 

Sarah Ellen Irving, daughter of Jacob Irving (mar. William Cowdery). 
Annie L. Heath, daughter of Eliphalet Heath (mar. Calvin Merrick), 
(irace H. Moulton, daughter of Bruce Moulton (mar. Russell Hooke). 
Annie E. George, daughter of Warren George, teacher thirty years, — at 

present at Newton, Mass., as Master's assistant in Williams school. 
Mary E. Noyes, daughter of Edward R. Noyes (mar. Lorenzo F. Hyde). 
Harriette E. Noyes, daughter of Joshua F. Noyes. 
Abbie A. Johnson, daughter of Nathan Johnson. 
Orrie Belle Little, daughter of Wm. C. Little (mar. Kev. Edwin E. 

Pressey). 
Lillio E. Noyes, daughter of Edward R. Noyes (mar. Geo. A. &awyer). 
Alice M. Little, daughter of William C. Little. 
Annie Fitts. daughter of George Fitts (mar. John C. Sanborn). 
Helen P. Lake, daughter of Thorndike Lake, teacher (mar. Harry A. 

Tucker). 



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Mary E. Lake, daughter of Tliorudike Lake (mar. Charles H. Sweet). 
Grace M. Bassett, daughter of Charles Bassett, teacher present time. 
Minnie Townsend, daughter of Jacob Townsend (mar. Dr. Minot Steele). 
Emma S. Nichols, daughter of Os;i Nichols, teacher present time. 
Flora Nichols, daughter of Osa Nichols, teacher present time. 
Jessie M. Little, daughter of Eben aud Mary (Nichols) Little, teacher of 

music, present time. 
Etta Tabor, daughter of John Tabor (mar. Amos Fitts). 
Abbie M. Grover, daughter of C. H. Grover, teacher present time. 
Annie G. Smith, daughter of Nathaniel C. Smith, teacher. 
Mary B. Smith, daughter of Nathaniel C. Smith, arti.st. 
Susie C. Smith, daughter of Ilufus C. Smith, teacher. 
Alice N. Smith, daughter of Rufus C. Smith, teacher. 
Emma E. Emerson, daughter of Daniel II. Emerson (mar. Elwin A. 

Edgerly). 
Mary E. Emerson, daughter of James II. Emerson (mar. Harry I. Noyes). 
Esther G. Bailey, daughter Charles W. Bailey, teacher, spring 1809, in 

Hampstead. 
Dana O. Marble, son of Giles Marble, deceased, teacher at Hillsboro, N.H. 
J. William Carr, son of Daniel Carr, Instructor at Harvard College, 1899. 
Elsie M. Hyde, daughter of George H. Hyde, teacher present time. 
Mary F. Heath, daughter John H. Heath, teacher present time. 

SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEES. 

FROM TOWN KECOKDS. 

1801. Rev. John Kelly, John Calfe, True Kimball. 

1802. John Calfe, True Kimball, John True. 

1803. Rev. John Kelly, True Kimball, John Calfe. 
1804. 

1805. 

1806. 

1807. 

1808. 

1809 to 1815. True Kimball, Rev. John Kelly. John Trua. 

181.5. Nathaniel Little, John Emerson Jr., John True. 

1810. Rev. John Kelly, True Kimball, James Knight. 

1817. Rev. John Kelly, Jeremiah Spoiford, James Knight. 

1818 to 1821. Rev. John Kelly, Isaac Tewksbury Jr., John True. 

1821. Nathaniel Little, Samuel Smith, Jesse Gordon. 

1822. Rev. John Kelly, James Knight, John True, Isaac Tewksbury. 

1823. Rev. John Kelly, John True, Samuel Marshall. 

1824. Rev. John Kelly, Isaac Tewksbury, James Knight. 

1825. Rev. John Kelly, Samuel Morse, Isaac Tewksbury. 

1826. Rev. John Kelly, Samuel Marshall, Jesse Gordon. 

1827. Rev. John Kelly, James Calef, Isaac Tewksbury. 

1839. Rev. John M. C. Bartley, B. B. Bunker, Josiah C. Eastman. 
1842 to 1844. Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, Isaac Smith, Josiah C. Ea.stman. 



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MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



1845. Kev J. M. C. Bartley, James Calef, Benjainiu B. (iarlauil. 

1840. Kev. J. M. C. Bartley, A. B. Marshall, Caleb Moulton. 

1S47. Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, A. B. Marshall, James Calef. 

1848. Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, J. C. Eastman, A. B. Marshall. 

1849. Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, Isaac Smith, A. W. Marshal!. 

1850. Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, Isaac Smith, James Calef. 

1851. Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, Isaac Smith, Caleb Moultou. 

1852. Rev. J. M. C. Baj-tley, Caleb Moulton, F. J. Stevens. 

1853. Rev. J. M. C. Bartley, Caleb Moulton, F. J. Stevens. 

1854. Caleb Moulton, F. J. Stevens, Henry Putnam. 
18-55. F. J. Stevens. 

185G. Benjamin Pillsbury, Samuel Morse, Henry Putnam. 

1857. Rev. J. M. C. Bartley. 

1858. Caleb Moulton. 

1859. Caleb Moulton. 

1860. Rev. T. C. Pratt. 

1861. Josiah C. Eastman (resigned), and Calel) Moulton (appointed). 
18G2. Rev. T. C. Pratt. 

18(5;^. Rev. George W. T. Rogers. 

1864. Kev. T. C. Pratt. 

1865. Rev. T. C Pratt. 
1666. Rev. T. C. Pratt. 

1867. Rev. T. C. Pratt. 

1868. Rev. T. C. Pratt, Caleb Moulton, William C. Little. 

1869. Charles S. Boynton, William C. Little, Caleb Moultou. 

1870. George O. Jenne.ss. 

1872. Rev. E. W. Bullard. 

1873. Rev. E. W. Bullard. 

1874. Miss Mary E. Xoyes. 

1875. George O. Jennoss, resigned, Caleb Moultcm appointed. 

1876. Caleb Moulton. 

1877. Caleb Moulton. 

1878. Rev. Albert Watson. 
1679. Rev. Albert Watson. 

1880. Rev. Albert Watson. 

1881. Charles W. Peaslee, deceased, and William C. Little appointe 

Apr. 8th. 

1882. William C. Little. 

1883. William C. Little. 

1884. Dr. Josiah C. Eastman. 

1885. Rev. Albert Watson. 

1886. The Board of Education consisted of John D. Ordway, elected for 

one year; James II. Emerson, two; and Moses C. Morse, threo. 

18S7. James H. Emerson, one year; Moses C. Morse, two; John D. Oid- 
way, three. 

1888. Moses C. Morse, one year; John D. Ordway, two; James If. Knier- 

son, three. 

1889. Andrew M. Moulton, one year; James H. Emerson, two; John F. 

McCollister, three. 



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1890. James H. Emerson, one year; John F. INIcColiister, two; (Jeorge 

R. Bennette, three. 

1891. John F. McCollister, one year; Geor<^e E. Bennette, two; Sarah 

O. Biickett, three. 

1892. George R. Bennette, one year; Sarah O. Brickett, two; Mosos C. 

Morse, thi-ee. 

1893. Sarah O. Brickett, one year; Moses C. Morse, two ; Forrest E. Mer- 

rill, three. 

1894. Moses C. Morse, one year; Forrest E. Merrill, two; Sarah O. 

Brickett, three. 

1895. Forrest E. Merrill, one year; Sarah O. Brickett. two; Andrew M. 

Moulton, three. 

1896. Amelia F. Bennette, one year; Andrew M. Moulton, two; Elmer 

E. Lake, three. 

1897. Andrew M. Moulton, one .year; Elmer E. Lake, two: Oliver Put- 

nam, three (deceased). 

1898. Elmer E. Lake, one year; Irving Leighton, two; James W. San- 

born, three (resigned), and Adin S. Little appointed. 

1899. Irving Leighton, one year; Henry Noyes, two; Walter A. Allen, 

three. 
John S. Corson, Clerk of School District from 1886 to 1900. 



PUBJJC IJHKARY 



The value of public libraries as a means of education 
was early shown by tlie people of New Hampshire and soon 
after the close of the Revolution, library associations were char- 
tered rapidly in the state, at the rate of twenty a year, but 
relying wholly upon private enterprises. 

They were not free libraries. The people of Peterborough 
established the first free library in New Hampsliire, and were 
also the first in the United States to maintain free libraries by 
taxation. Hampstead was the first promoter of the act, as on 
Friday, June 29, 1849, Dr. Josiah C. Eastman introduced a 
bill in the legislature entitled "An act providing for the es- 
tablishment of public libraries ;" this was approved July 7, 
Samuel Dinsmoor being Governor. The text of the law was 
as follows : — 

" Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 
Representatives in General Court convened. That any town 
in this state at any legal meeting notified and holden for the 
purpose, and the city council of any city in this state may 
raise and appropriate money to procure books, maps, charts, 
periodicals, and other publications for the establishment and 
perpetual maintenance, within the limits of such town, or city, 
of a pubKc library ; for the purchase of such lands and the erec- 
tion of such buildings as may be necessary for the suitable ac- 
commodation ; and for the compensation of such officers or 
agents as may be necessarily employed in the establishment 
and management of such library. 

Sect. 2. Every public library established under the pro- 
visions of this act shall be open to the free use of every in- 
habitant of the town or city where the same exists, for tlie 
general diffusion of intelligence among all classes of the com- 

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HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 265" 

luunity, subject to such rules and regulations, for the well 
ordering and careful preservation thereof as may be established 
and ordained by such town or city. 

Sect. 3. Any town or city shall receive, hold and possess, 
or sell and dispose of all such gifts, donations, devises, be- 
quests and legacies as may be made to sucli town or city for the 
puipose of establishing, increasing or improving such public 
library ; and may apply the proceeds, interests, rents and prof- 
its, accruing therefrom in such manner as will best promote 
the prosperity and utility of such library. 

Sect. 4. Every town or cit}^ in which a public library shall 
be established under the provisions of this act, shall be entitled 
to receive annually a copy of the laws, journals and all other 
works published by authority of the state, for the use of 
such library, and the secretary. of state is liereby authorized 
and required to furnish the same from year to year to such 
town or city. 

Sect. 5. This act shall take effect from and after its pas- 
sage." 

Massachusetts followed the example two years later and 
other states soon after. Thus Dr. Eastman, fifty years ago, 
planted libraries, open to the free use of every inhabitant, which 
have sprung up in nearly every city and town. Another step 
forward was taken in 1891, in which the state could furnish 
money for the nucleus of a free public library in any town 
willing to care for it. 

But Hampstead through the muniJQcence of one of her pub- 
lic-spirited citizens had received a bequest for the purchase 
of books, with a permanent library in view, three years before 
the act of legislature. The town had what was called a So- 
cial Library with a collection of valuable books, as long ago 
as 1796, but we find recorded under the work of the annual 
meeting held Nov. 6th, 1888, " Whereas the town on the 29th 
day of March last voted to accept the proposal of Nelson Ord- 
way in regard to the purchase of books and the location of a 
library, now, in order that there may be no mistake or 



256 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

misundei-standing between tlie town imd the said Oixh^ay : Re- 
solved, That the proposal between the town and said Ordway 
l>e as follows, viz. : — That said Ordway shall pay the sum of 
one thousand dollars, to be expended in books to be selected 
and pui'chased by Henry C. Ordway and others elected as 
trustees by the town, and that the town shall furnish a suit- 
al>le place for keeping said books, and taking care of them in 
some suitable buildmg, now or hereafter built between the town 
house and Col. A. L. Eastman's house in Hampstead, and that 
tlie books and the building for keeping the same forever, be 
located within the limits aforesaid. The aforesaid sum shall 
be payable by said Ordway when a place for keeping the books 
is provided as aforesaid, and is called for by the aforesaid trus- 
tees." 

The brick house owned by Willard F. Williams (known 
as the Gibson House) was selected for the keeping of the books 
and rooms fitted for the purpose. 

The town elected Henr}- C. Ordway, Dr. .Tosiah C. East- 
man, Dr. George R. Bennette, Samuel Morse, and Wm. A. Em- 
erson, as trustees for one year, also chosen to purchase the 
books, and Willard F. Williams was selected as librarian, 
which place he filled until 1896, when Mrs. Fannie S. Foote 
was chosen one year, to 1897. 

The following proposition was given by Nelson Ordway, 
March 10th, 1896, to the inhabitants of the town of Hamp- 
stead. 

"As I feel interested that the town of Hampstead should 
have a suitable public library, in a suitable location, and should 
have a public librar}^ properly cared for and well supplied 
with books for the free use of the inhabitants, I make this 
offer. 

That I will give to the town of Hampstead, at my decease, 
the sura of three thousand dollars (|3000) for the use of the 
Ivibrary, said sum to be kept invested by the Selectmen of the 
town as a permanent fund, in such securities as are author- 
hed by the laws of the State of New Hampshire, for the in- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HA.MPSHIRE. 257 

vestment of funds by guardians and trustees, and the income 
arising therefrom to be paid over annually, or as much oftener 
as the Selectmen may see fit, to the board of trustees selected 
by the town to manage the affairs of the Library, and applied 
and used by them for tlie purchase of new books for the Li- 
brary or the rebinding of old books when necessary. I will 
also give to the town the further sum of one thousand dollars 
(11000) towards the purchase of a suitable lot, and erecting 
thereon a suitable building to be used for the purpose of the 
Libraiy, to be paid as soon as the conditions as to the lot and 
buildings are complied with. I offer to give these sums on 
these conditions : That the town shall, within six months from 
the date of tliis offer, procure a suitable location for a library 
building, obtain plans for the building, raise and appropriate 
a sum of money in addition to the sum of one thousand dol- 
lars ($1000), sufficient to purchase the lot, and build and fur- 
nish the building for the uses of the Library, and commence 
the erection of the building. The location and plans to be 
subject to my approval, and that the town, by the acceptance 
of the gift of three thousand dollars ($3000) for the purpose 
above specified, shall be forever bound to furnish all suitable 
arrangements for the care and keeping of the Library, and de- 
livery of books therefrom for the use of the inhabitants of 
the town." 

The town accepted the bequest from Mr. Ordway, and 
Charles W, Bailey, Charles W. Pressey, and Herrick C. Hun- 
toon were elected a committee on library building. The 
Hampstead Public Library was dedicated with appropriate 
exercises in the Library Hall, and continued in the Congre- 
gational Church, on the afternoon of May 18th, 1897. Charles 
W. Garland, Chairman of Selectmen, was president of the 
occasion. Rev. Rufus P. Gardner delivered the principal ad- 
dress of the afternoon, followed by Judge Isaac William 
Smith, and Wm. E. Buck of Manchester, N. H., Rev. M. P. 
Dickey of Milton, and others. 

The following have served as trustees of the Library, name- 



258 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

James H. Emerson, Geo. 11. Bennette, Andrew M. Moul- 
ton, John S. Corson and Francis H. Sawyer, elected in 1889 
for one year. 

1890 — Geo. R. Bennette, John S. Corson, and Moses C. 
Morse. 

1891 — John S. Corson, Isaac Randall, and Geo. R. Bennette. 

1892 — Geo. R. Bennette, for three years, John S. Corson, 
for two years, Daniel N. Hoyt, one year. 

1893 — Daniel N. Hoyt, tliree years. 

1894 — John S. Corson, three years. 

1895 — Geo. R. Bennette, three years. 

1896 — Daniel Emerson, three years. 

1897 — John S. Corson, three years. 

1898 — Rufus P. Gardner, three years. 

1899 — Daniel Emerson, three years. 

Miss Mary Lillian Hoyt was elected in 1897 and is the 
present librarian. 

In addition to the books purchased by the fund of one thous- 
and dollars (-$1000) in 1888 from Mr. Nelson Ordway, he has 
since given one hundred dollars (-$100) for the same purpose. 
Other individuals interested in the Library have, from time to 
time, made gifts of books. Hannah M. Millard, a native of 
Hampstead but lately of Providence, R. L, left by will " To the 
town of Hampstead, two hundred dollars (#200) for the pur- 
chase of a set of standard library books, upon art or science, 
for the Public Library in said town, said books to be approved 
by the executors thereinafter named, to be suitabl}'^ inscribed 
with my name, and they shall always be kept in the Library 
building." Thus, we have a library of well selected and 
valuable books numbering nearly fifteen hundred volumes, 
valued by our people as a means for the promotion of intel- 
hgence and education of our community. 



RELIGIOUS WORK IN HAMPSTEAD. 



The Pioneers of Hampstead had been taught the principles 
of the Congregational faith, the established church of New 
England. They brought with them their love of that form 
of religion, and early built their first rude house for public 
worship. The history of that building as far as known to us, 
and the reasons for the erection of the " new meeting-house" 
will be found in the historical addresses of the Centennial 
and 150th Celebrations. The efforts to secure a pastor and 
final settlement of Rev. Henry True, as well as the extensive 
repairs and addition of porch and steeple, will be also found 
in another part of this work, as well as the causes that led to 
the leaving of the "old meeting-house" in 1837 and the 
erection of a new church building by the minister people (as 
they were then called) for their own exclusive use. The 
church stood on the same site of the present church edifice 
and cost three thousand dollars. From some cause the })uild- 
ingwas deemed unsafe, in 1860, and early in the spring of 
1861, about two week before the Civil war was declared, a 
church meeting was holden and a decision agreed to take 
down the church and rebuild a new and more commodious 
one. Had that decision been deferred a few days, the plans 
must have been stayed for a time at least. Dea. William 
Sanborn and Frederick A. Pike were a Committee to remove 
the old building, and build the new one. 

The old church was taken down and removed to Merrimac, 
Mass., where the lumber was used in one of the carriage 
factories there, and the present building erected on the spot. 

The chapel was added to the church building in 1886 at 
an expense of nearly ^2000 and dedicated, free from debt, 
Jan. 27, 1887. 

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260 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The prosperity and advancement of tlie age is marked in 
the comparison between the rude log house in which our 
fathers worshipped, with its seats and pulpit of the rudest form, 
without fire or other conveniences, and the house in wliicli we 
woi-ship today, heated with furnace, its cushioned seats and 
carpeted floors, its handsome pulpit set and chandeliers, its 
pipe organ and piano, its hymnal for church services, and 
o-ospel song books for devotional meetings, its well appomted 
chapel, with audience room neatly furnished with pulpit set, 
organ, chandeliers, etc., its walls handsomely frescoed and 
graced with pictures of several of its pastors, its pastor's 
study, ladies' parlor, dining room, kitchen and cupboard, well 
filled with dishes, etc. 



Pastors and Deacons. 

The Congregational church was organized June 3, 1752, 
with sixty-eight members, thirty-one males and thirty-seven 
females, and on the 24th of the same month Rev. Henry True 
was ordained pastor, which position he held thirty years, 
until his death, jNIay 22, 1782. During liis pastorate eight}'- 
three members were received into the church. The church 
was without a pastor for ten years after Mr. True's death, 
during wliicli time only live members were added to the church. 

Rev. John Kelly was ordained pastor Dec. 5, 1792, and 
contmued forty-four years, receiving one hundred and sixty- 
eight into the church. He was dismissed Oct. 12, 1836, when 
seventy-three years of age. Rev. John M. C. Bartley was 
installed the day of Mr. Kelly's dismissal, and served as pastor 
twenty-one years, during which time one hundred and four 
were received into membersliip. The church was again with- 
out a pastor from December, 1857, to June, 1859, when Rev. 
Theodore C. Pratt was ordained. During his ministry of eleven 
3ears sixty-six were added to the church. Rev. Ebenezer W. 
Bullard was installed Dec. 14, 1870, and dismissed Oct. 25, 
1875. He received twenty-two into the church membership. 
Rev. Albert Watson was installed March 23, 1876, and dis- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 261 

missed June 11, 1893. One hundred and eighty-two were 
added to the church during his pastorate. The present pastor, 
Rev. Rufus P. Gardner, commenced work Nov. 1, 1893, and 
was installed one month later, Dec. 5th of the same year. 
Fifty-eight members have been united v/ith tlie church during 
his pastorate to October, 1899, thirty-seven of them on con- 
fession of faith. 

In 1828 the church contained one hundred and ten mem- 
bers ; in 1834, eighty-one ; in 1844, ninety-five ; in 1858, 
sixty-eight (its original number) ; in 1861, eighty-three ; in 
1876, seventy-two ; in 1887, one hundred and fiftj^-seven ; at 
the present time, one hundred and sixty-five. 



PaPvSONAGES. 

Tradition says that " the Rev. Mr. Parker and other neigh- 
boring ministers, while m Hampstead, lived where Mr. Charles 
Damon (the Kent and Chandler homestead) now resides." 
The Rev. Henry True owned the lands and lived on the lo- 
cation where the home of the late Francis Merrick was 
burned, until about 1766-7, when he built and occupied the 
house where Francis H. Sawyer now resides, and remained 
there until his death. The "parsonage farm" was where 
Mr. Charles Rundlett now occupies, and the Rev. Mr. Kelly 
resided at that home until he built the house now occupied 
by Mrs. Moore and grandson, A. Sidney Little, and family, in 
1808. Rev. Mr. Bartley first lived, for a short time, where 
Mr. On-en B. Rundlett's summer home stands, 1)ut the greater 
part of his pastorate he hved where Andrew M. Moulton re- 
sides. The last few years he lived at the Cogswell house 
(the " brick house," as it is now called). 

Mr. Pratt lived in the house now occupied by Jacob Town- 
send, and afterwards in the house last mentioned. 

Rev. Mr. BuUard and Rev. Mr. Watson lived during their 
pastorates in the house where Dr. E. E. Lake now hves. 

The present parsonage was built in 1893, and the Rev. Mr. 
Gardner occupied it since near the beginning of his pastorate. 



262 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OB^ 

During the one hundred and forty-seven years of its 
existence nineteen persons have served as deacons, their terms 
of service beginning as follows : — 

Daniel Little, . . • Aug. 6, 1751. 

Peter Eastman, . . " " " 

Benjamin Kimball, . . Jan. 23, 1754. 

John Calfe, . • • Apr. 20, 1773. 

Samuel Currier, . . . June 1, 177G. 

Timothy Goodwin, . . " " " 

Moses Little, . . • May 3, 1804. 

Job Kent, ... . April 30, 1812. 

John True, .... May 2, 1816. 

John Emerson, . . March 2, 1821. 

Jonathan Kent, . . • Dec. 23, 1824. 

Joshua Eastman, . . Kov. 24, 1848. 

Joseph Chase, . . • Aug. 16, 1859. 

William Sanborn, . . " " " 

Caleb W. Williams, . . Aug. 31, 1872. . 

Charles W.Pressey, . . Dec. 31, 1884. 

John W. Garland, . . Dec. 30, 1891. 

William H. Davis, . . Dec. 30, 1896. 

Forrest E. JMerrill, . . " " " 

The four last are now in office. 

During the nearly one hundred and forty-eight years since 
its organization the church has had only seven pastors — a fact 
worthy of note. They have all been earnest, zealous workers 
in their time, and have left an influence in the town that Avill 
go on through all time. The church prayer meeting has been 
through all these years a power for good in the community, 
and at the present day is as largely attended as any m New 
England (in proportion to the population), averaging on 
pleasant evenings from fifty to ninety people. 



Sunday School. 

From the old records there are indications of a class or 
school for Bible study during the early history of the church, 
but no authentic account of an organized Sunday school is 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 263 

given prior to 1818. From that date up to within the last 
quarter of a century, the records were very imperfect, so that 
we find nothing definite regarding the early management of 
the school. At the present time the school numbers two 
hundred and thirty-seven, including the Home Department. 
There are fourteen classes, di\dded into three grades — Senior, 
Intermediate and Primary. The school has a fine library of 
450 volumes. 

The present ofiicers are as follows : — 

Superintendent — Forrest E. Merrill. 

Assistant Superintendent — John C. Sanborn. 

Assistants — Miss Ethel L. Sanborn and Lillian D. Rundlett. 

Secretary and Treasurer — Miss M. Frances Heath. 

Librarian — Mrs. E. Cecil Mills. 

Chorister — Forrest E. Merrill. 

Pianist — Mrs. Frank W. Emerson. 

Board of Management, in addition to the officers — Mrs. 
Albert H. Little and Mrs. Henry W. Tabor. 



Ladies' Aid Society. 

The oldest records of the Ladies' Aid Society commenced 
in 1862. An account was then given of the annual meeting 
of the " Ladies' Charitable Society," so we infer that an 
organization existed previous to that date. The officers 
chosen at that time were : — 

President — Mrs. Adeline Eastman. 

Vice President — Mrs. Lillian Sanborn. 

Secretary and Treasurer — Miss Ann M. Howard. 

Assistant — Miss Judith Eastman. 

A committee, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. R. Kimball Brick- 
ett, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Ordway, Mrs. Swan, Mrs. Adeline 
Eastman, and Miss Ann M. Howard, were chosen to select 
and purchase cushions for the seats, and carpet for the aisles 
and platform, of the new church. There were forty members 
at this time. In 1868 there were three members. In 1870 



264 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

a new society was organized known as the " Ladies' Benevo- 
lent Society," with Mrs. E. W. Bullard as president; Mrs. 
Mary E. Brickett, vice-president; Mrs. Wm. H. Davis as 
secretary and treasurer. They had then 66 members, but on 
Nov. 9, 1881, they again reorganized as the " Ladies' Social 
Circle," which continues until the present time. The first 
officers were Mrs. John Page, president ; Mrs. Alfred P. Em- 
erson, vice-president; Miss Katie E. Coaker, secretary and 
treasurer. There have been eight presidents : Mrs. John 
Page, Mrs. Albert Watson, Miss Mary E. Spollett, Mrs. 
Charles W. Pressey, Mrs. Rufus P. Gardner, one year each ; 
Mrs. John S. Corson, two years ; and Mrs. Mary E. Eastman, 
ten years. 

Mrs. Wm, Fellows, Mrs. Daniel K. Ordway, Mrs. Mary E. 
Eastman and Mrs. R. P. Gardner held the office of vice-presi- 
dent one year each ; Mrs. A. P. Emerson, Mrs. John C. San- 
born, and Mrs. James W. Sanborn, two years ; Mrs. Orren E. 
Follansbee three years, and Mrs. John S. Corson, four years. 

Miss Abbie Johnson and Mrs. W. A. Fitts held the office 
of secretary and treasurer one year ; Miss Katie E, Coaker, 
two, and Miss Mary E. Spollett, ten years. 

The present officers are : President, Mrs. James W. San- 
born ; vice-president, Mrs. John S. Corson ; secretary and 
treasurer, Mrs. Rufus P. Gardner. 

Nearly $2500 has been raised in these years,besides the $2500 
or nearly that, wliich was raised by the " Vestry Aid Society " 
for the erection and furnishing of the chapel, and by the 
" Auxiliary " for interior repairs on the church and the new 
cushions. These two first named societies were organized 
for times of special need, and after their object had been ac- 
complished, merged into the " Social Circle." The present 
membership is about eighty. The money raised is always ex- 
pended in home church work, often forty dollars annually or 
more for parish expenses and the insurance on church fur- 
nishings. 

The Auxiliary to the N. H. Female Cent Society was or- 




REV. RUFUS PARKER GARDNER. 




KliV. THKODORE C. PRATl . 




REV. ALBERT WATSON. 




i 




RKV. lOHN M. C. BAKTLEY. 




REV. EBEXEZER \V. BULLARU. 




CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 




1745 OI.D MKEIING HOUSE 1 83 J. 
1837 TOWN HOUSE 1899. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 265 

ganized in March, 1861, with Miss Ann M. Howard, treasu- 
rer, twenty-six members. The first collection amounted to 
$13.91. The present treasurer is Mrs. Rufus P. Gardner. 
There are fortj^-three members. The amount collected in 1899 
was 121.75. Mrs. Al)by K. Brickett and Mrs. Albert Watson 
served faithfully as treasurers several years each. 

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, auxiliary to the 
N. H. Branch of Woman's Board of Missions, was organized 
May 31, 1871, with Miss Ann M. Howard, president, with 
thirty-three members. The present membership is twenty-six. 
They have raised nearly |400 in the twenty-five years. The 
following have been presidents : Miss Ann M. Howard, Mrs. 
E. M. Coaker, Mrs. Mary J. Sanborn. Secretaries and treas- 
urers have been Mrs. Hannah Titcomb, Mrs. J. P. Hunkins, 
Mrs. E. M. Coaker, Mrs. Mary J. Sanborn, the present officer. 

The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor in 
connection with the Congregational [church was organized 
May, 1894, Forrest E. Merrill, president, serving one year, 
followed by Miss Annie G. Wilson, John C. Sanborn, Kim- 
ball H. Clark and Albion D. Emerson. The present officers 
are : President, Miss Mary E. Spollett ; vice president, Miss 
M. Frances Heath ; secretary and treasurer. Miss Mary G. 
Davis. The original number was twenty-seven. The present 
number is eighty-eight, forty-seven active, fourteen associate, 
and twenty-seven honorary. 

This society is striving to bring the young people of the 
town under its influence, and not only to have them sign the 
pledge, but to consecrate their lives to the service of the Mas- 
ter, and be ever loyal to Christ and the church. 



Junior Endeavopw 

The Junior Endeavor Society was organized June 9, 1898, 
with twelve members. Miss Addie B. Gardner, president ; 
Miss M. Frances Heath, superintendent ; Mrs. R. P. Gardner,^ 
organist. 



266 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The meetings are held on Sunday afternoons. The little 
ones have their officers and committees, and conduct their 
meetings in the same manner as the senior society. The su- 
perintendent gives a short talk at each meeting, and the as- 
sistant superintendent a blackboard talk, which helps to fix 
the truths in their minds, and deeply interests the children. 
The present membership is thirty-one. 

The King's Daughters Circle was organized in February, 
1890, with a limitation of ten members. The motto of the 
societ)-, " The Cheering Ten." Its text, " We then that are 
strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not 
please ourselves." At that time they had for their work call- 
ing on the sick and aged people of the town. The first 
president was Mrs. E. H. Whitehill. At the end of six months 
they decided not to limit the membership, and it has now 
twenty-eight members. Mrs. John S. Corson, president ; Miss 
Esther G. Bailey, vice president; Mrs. R. P. Gardner, secre- 
tary ; Miss Ethel L. Sanborn, treasurer. They have broadened 
out in their work until not a case of need of any kind passes 
their notice. Money, food, flowers, etc., are distributed, and 
sewing done for the needy. 



Music. 



Tlie first musical society in the church or in town was 
formed in 1840 in Amos Buck's Hall, where Daniel Emer- 
son's house now stands, The following officers were chosen : 

President — Benjamin B. Garland. 

Vice President — Dea. Jonathan Kent. 

Secretary — Simon Merrill. 

Treasurer — Jacob Irving:. 

Executive Committee — J. M. C. Bartley, Rev. John Kelly, 
Deacon John Emerson. 

The folloAving ladies were chosen to sing solos : Meribah 
H. Putnam, Mary P. Eastman. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 267 

It was voted that a notice be sent to the Exeter News Let- 
ter for the purpose of mcorporating the society according to 
law. Mary C. Smith was the first organist. 

During the early pastorate of Rev. Albert Watson it was 
deemed advisable to have the music controlled by the church, 
80 the old society was dissolved, and the church since that 
time have chosen the choir. R. Kimball Brickett sang in the 
choir for fifty years ; at the end of that time he was presented 
with a gold headed cane of great value. William H. Davis, 
the chorister for the past twelve years, will in October, 1900, 
Providence permitting, have completed his fifty years of ser- 
vice as member of the choir. Ninety persons have sung five 
years or more in the choir. The choristers since 1840, have 
been Amos Merrill, R. Kimball Brickett, Albert W. Ayer, 
George W. Eastman, George O. Jenness, William A. McNeil, 
Eugene L. Spinney, John S. Corson, William H. Davis. 

The present choir with time of service is as follows : 

Organist— Mrs. Frank W. Emerson, twelve years ; Wilham 
H. Davis, forty-nine years ; John S. Corson, twenty-five years ; 
Mrs. Albert H. Little, sixteen years ; Mrs. Henry W. Tabor, ten 
years; Miss Mary G. Davis, three years; C. Park Pressey, 
two years. 



Officers Congregational Chukch, 1899. 

Rufus P. Gardner, pastor; John C. Sanborn, clerk. 

Deacons— Charles W. Pressey, John W. Garland, Forrest 
E. Merrill, and William H. Davis. 

Church and Musical Committee.— Charles W. Pressey, 
Joiin W. Garland, Forrest E. Merrill, William H. Davis, Al- 
bion D. Emerson, Charles W. Garland. 

Organist — Mrs. Frank W. Emerson. 

Auditor — James W. Sanborn. 

Janitor — W. Amos Fitts. 

Present Church Services — Morning, 10.45. Evening, 7. 
Sunday school, 12 o'clock. Junior Endeavor, 3.30 P. M. 
Senior Y. P. S. C. E., 6 P. m. 

Midweek Prayer Service — Thursday, 7.45 P. m. 



268 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Ladies Social Circle.— Wednesday, 2 p. m. King's Daugh- 
ters, second Tuesday evening each month. 

Sacrament of the Lord's supper on the first Sunday in Jan- 
uary, March, May, July, September and November. 

Rev. Henry True's Letter of Acceptance. 

Hampstead, May 13th, 1752. 
To the inhabitants of the town of Hampstead : 
G-entlemen and Fellow Christians: 

You having invited me to settle with you in the work of 
the ministry, which I have taken into serious consideration^ 
and earnestly sought to God for liis holy spirit, to guide and 
direct me in such a great and important work, and in particu- 
lar in respect to my tarrying with you ; having likewise, con- 
sidered of the proposal you have offered for my support, and 
your unanimity in an especial manner, I find myself inclined 
to tarry with you. I cheerfully accept your invitation and 
comply with your proposals, promising to perform the duties 
on my part, as I shall be enabled ; depending upon God for 
divine help, and relying upon the promises of the exalted Re- 
deemer ; being as I trust, not insensible of my utter insuffi- 
ciency for such an important work ; as all my suffciency and 
support must be from God. I would earnestly entreat your 
fervent prayers to God for me, that his grace may be mighty 
in me, and sufficient for me, that his strength may be per- 
fected ; in my weakness, that he would give me divine wis- 
dom, and skill, and succeed my endeavors to promote the 
kingdom and interest of Christ Jesus, that so I may not run 
in vain, neither labor in vain, and may at last give up my ac- 
count to God, with joy and not with grief. 

Henry True. 

Rev. John Kelly's Letter of Acceptance. 

To the Inhabitants of the town of Hampstead, in Town Meet- 
ing assembled : 

Whereas, you, the Church and Congregation in the place, 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 269 

being destitute of a Gospel Minister, having been pleased to 
make choice of me to that office, I do cheerfully and cordially 
accept of your invitation ; being confident of your firm and 
mutual fidelity, and so trust you will ever record me accord- 
ing to your present deliberate and unwavering affection so 
long as the same reason shall subsist, and that you will re- 
ceive me as one having authority to tell 3-ou the truth, Avith- 
out offence, but with all long suffering and patience ; trusting 
tliat you will strive together with me in your prayers to God, 
that I may obtain grace to be found faithful, and so be a 
means of your advancement in faith. 

From your affectionate in the Lord, 

John Kelly. 
P. S. But, Gentlemen, as you are sensible that a fair and 
candid understanding between parties in making contracts, 
is the best preventive of cUspute, and as there seems to be 
some obscurity in your second vote, inviting me to settle with 
you in the Ministry, I beg liberty to inform you, in a fair and 
candid manner, that I am led according to the nature of the 
thing, to understand, that by voting me the use and improve- 
ments of the Parsonage, you are determined to put into, and 
preserve the Parsonage building in comfortable repair, for the 
use of a family. But if, Gentlemen, you understand the 
other, or a different light, you mil be so obliging, as to give 
me notice. 

From your most obedient and very humble servant, 

John Kelly. 

The above letters of Mr. True and Mr. Kelly, are taken 
from the town records, being copied from the originals. It is 
evident that the transcript Avas not correctly made. 

The first preacher of the Methodist Episcopal church in 
New England, was Jesse Lee, a Virginian, who in 1789 
preached in the State of Connecticut, in Lynn, Mass., and on 
Boston Common. The first sermon by a Methodist in New 
Hampshire was preached in Portsmouth in 1791. 



270 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The first society was organized in Chesterfield in the south- 
west part of New Hanipsliire, in the latter part of 1795. In 
1799, there were reported to be one hundred and thirty-one 
Methodists in the State. That year, Daniel Webb, a travelling 
preacher, came to Hawke (now Danville) where a class was 
formed. 

The first General Conference in New England was at Lynn, 
Mass., July 18, 1800. Rev. George Pickering was continued 
as Presiding Elder of tliis section, and sent Rev. Ralph Wil- 
liston who was stationed at Hawke in 1800. 

Methodism gained many followers in that town for several 
years, among them John Griffin and two brothers. They 
were zealous workers in the Methodist faith and commenced 
holding meetings in 1858, in private dwellings in East Hamp- 
stead. 

The religious interest increased until they needed more 
commodious rooms and secured the Town Hall, which was 
fitted for their use. The meetings were held there on the 
Sabbath with increasing numbers and in April of 1859, their 
first preacher from the N. H. General Conference was sent 
to Hampstead. 

The meetings at the hall, with a flourishing Sabbath School, 
continued for about ten years. The Methodist church. West 
Hampstead, was organized and since June, 1887, there has 
been preaching there, and also at East Hampstead in Dist. 
No. 6 schoolhouse, every Sabbath. Until about 1882, the 
meetings at West Hampstead, were holden in the school house 
there, when through the strenuous efforts of Mrs. Lucy A. 
Little, a church was built and dedicated June 25, 1884. At 
that time. Rev. Samuel Fuller, of East Derry, had charge of the 
West Hampstead church, when the house was being built. 

Rev. William McNally was sent there as minister for a 
time. Rev. William Love was sent by the General Con- 
ference, April, 1884, and continued tliree years, followed by 
— Rev. Frank Rollins, four years ; Rev. E. N. Jarrett, one 
year ; Joseph Simpson, two years : Rev. J. N. Bradford, two- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 271 

years ; Rev. J. H. Knott, three years. Rev. Lewis N. Fogg 
took charge of this church in April, 1899, and also of the 
" Branch Church " at East Hampstead, in No. 6 schoolhouse 
each Sabbath afternoon, as have also the other pastors. 

The Ladies' Sewing Circle at West Hampstead, commenced 
in the Fall of 1893. Miss L. F. Sanborn, President; Mrs. 
W. Scott Page, Sec. 

Other religious denominations have held meetings at times 
in town, and at seasons very prosperous. The Baptists 
early in this century, held meetings at near Horace Adams' 
Corner, and in 1810, we find they held meetings in several 
places in town, especially at the old Williams homestead 
at East Hampstead, where Rev. Mr. Eastman preached for 
them, but no church organization is recorded at that time. 

Rev. Benjamin B. Bunker was ordained over the Univer- 
salist Society in Hampstead, m 1836, continued two years ; 
since then Baptists and other denominations have had preach- 
ing only occasionally. 

From the Haverhill Gazette of Thursday, April 29, 1897, 
and other papers I note, " The dedication of the Union Evan- 
gelical church at East Hampstead, occurred yesterday after- 
noon. The church, a beautiful one story structure, with its 
towering spire, was not larg« enough to accommodate the 
throng that had come to help in the dedication exercises. 
Beautiful indeed were the interior decorations of the church, 
and the pulpit was completely covered with plants and flow- 
ers. Seated on the platform of the pulpit, were Rev. R. E. 
Bartlett of East Hampstead, R. P. Gardner of Hampstead 
Center, Rev. G. C. Lorimer, D. D,, L.L. D., of Boston Tre- 
mont Temple, with his deacon, Mr. Earle of the same church, 
Rev. W. C. Whittaker of Plaistow, Rev. J. E. Robbins of 
Boston, Rev. Mr. Knott of Kingston, and Rev. G. L. Gleason 
of Riverside, Haverhill. 

The follomng program was given : — 



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Orfian Voluntary. Cavatina, from Faust, . Mrs. F. W. Emerson 

Selection. "I have set Watchmen," by Quartette, Messrs. Merrill 

and Davis, Mrs. Emerson and Mrs. Tabor. 

Scripture lesson Rev. Mr. Whittaker 

Duet. •' Peace to this Sacred Dwelling," Mr. and'Mrs. F. E. Merrill 

Prayer, Rev. J. E. Robbins 

Solo. "Abide with me," .... Mrs. Lydia Dyer Bartlett 

Sermon, Rev. G. C. Lorimer 

"Oh, be Joyful in the Lord," .... Hampstead Quartette 

Treasurer's report, Mrs. Geo. A. Allen 

Report of the Building Committee by the Chairman, Rev. R. E. Bartlett, 

follovred by Dr. Lorimer 
Quartette. "How Beautiful upon the Mountains," Hampstead Quartette 
Congregational readings 

Dedicatory prayer, Rev. R. P. Gardner 

Solo. " There is a Green Hill Far AvFay," . . . Mrs. Merrill 

Singing of the Dedicatory Hymn, .... Congregation 

Benediction, Rev. Mi-. Knott 

Church organized Jan. 27, 1897, with Rev. R. E. Bartlett, 
pastor, Mr. L. M. Bartlett, clerk, treasurer and trustee. 

The Ladies' Aid Society was organized Feb. 18, 1897, and 
raised and paid bills on building the church, $604.78. 

The total paid out on the church building and furnishing 
was $3119.70. 

Building committee were Rev. R. E. Bartlett, Dr. W. A. 
Allen, and Frank N. Pillsbury. The finish of the church 
throughout is of chestnut, the gift of Mr. Charles Clough. 
The seating capacity of the church is about two hundred. 
The large bell in the tower w^as a gift from Mr. Thomas M. 
Arnold of Haverhill, and cost $300. Services are held every 
Sunday afternoon the present season, the pulpit being sup- 
plied by neighboring ministers." 




ANDREW MORSE MOULTON. 




EVERE'rr MOULTON. 




11. AI.KEKT IRVING 




CARTER HOMESTEAD. 

RESIDENCE OF EMERY EATON. 
OLD BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE NO. "] . 



CI^M 




COL. ALBERT L. EASTMAN. 




MRS. MARY E. (KP:.NT_) EASIMAX. 




DR. SAMUEL MOKSE. 




CHARLES BRUCE MOULTO.V. 




1)U. lO.SIAU C. EASTMAN. 




RESIDENCE OF LATE JAMES SMITH. 




SIKEET VIEW IkMM K. R. HKIUUE, V. HAMPSTEAD. 




JOSIAH KARTLETT EASTMAN. 




ANSON H. KIMBALL. 




HORACE WALTER LITTLE. 



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THE DR. KASTMAN MONUMENT. 



A SERMON DELIVERED AT HAMPSTEAD, NEW 
HAMPSHIRE, NOVEMBER 1, 1808, 

At the Funeral of the Hon. John Calfe, Esq., 
Who died October 30th, 1808, m the 68th year of his age. 



BY JOHN KELLY, A. M., 

Pastor of the Church in Hampstead. 



Concord: Pi-inted by George Hough, Nov., 1808. 



On this solemn and mournful occasion, my friends, you 
will readily conceive that I have anticipated your deep sorrow 
and inexpressible grief. 

Alas ! I would imagine, says one and all, how has the wise, 
the good, the pious man fallen ! " Help, Lord, for the godly 
man ceaseth ; the faithful fall from among the children of 
men." 

This mournful event certainly calls for our serious im- 
provement. And that we may be guided by the word of 
God in our meditations, let me solicit your serious attention 
to those passages of Scripture contained in Isaiah iii. 1, 2, 3. 
" Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away the 
judge, and the honorable man, and the counsellor." 

We may notice that when God is about to bless and pros- 
per a nation or people, he usually raises up good and great 
men as instruments of the good which he intends to bestow 
upon that nation or people. For, though God is independent 
of all means, as he was when he spake the heavens and the 
earth into existence at first, yet he sees fit to manifest his 
power and goodness in the instrument, as well as by the in- 
strument which he produces, and by which he works the 
wonders of salvation in the earth. 

(273) 



274 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Thus, when God was about to deliver Israel from their 
Egyptian bondage, he raised up Moses, who " was learned in 
all tlie wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words 
and in deeds." And when he was about to bring his people 
into tlie promised land, he raised up Joshua, a prudent and 
able commander of the thousands of Israel. And when God 
was about to deliver this nation from the oppression of their 
enemies, he raised up a Washington and a host of other 
worthies in our field and in our councils, to baiffle and to 
counteract the designs of our foes. Among these our lately 
deceased friend acted an important part, as will be shown in 
the sequel of this discourse. 

But, on the other hand, when God is about to punish a na- 
tion for their iniquities and ingratitude, he takes away those 
good and great men from the evil to come. 

Agreeably to this, when Israel had abused the goodness of 
God, and had despised the means of their prosperity, the 
prophet was inspired to foretell their awful doom in the fol- 
lowing words : " Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth 
take away the staff, the whole stay of bread and the whole 
stay of water, the mighty man and the man of war, the 
judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, the 
captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, 
and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator." 

And, in judgment, God says, " I will give children to be 
their princes, and babes shall be oppressed every one by 
another, and every one by liis neighbor ; the child shall be- 
have himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against 
the honorable." 

May God, in his infinite mercy, avert these threatened 
judgments from our land. 

You wiU recollect that from the foreefoinor sentences of 
Scripture I have selected these words in the theme of our 
present meditations ; " Behold the Lord, the Lord of hosts, 
doth take away the judge and the honorable man and the 
counsellor." 



HAMFSTEAL), NEW HAMPSHIRE. 275 

And in order to improve these words on this occasion, it is 
proposed to consider : 

I. That it is the prerogative of Almighty God to take 
away life. 

II. That no age, qualitication, nor station, is exempt from 
death. 

III. That the death of others is a solemn admonition to 
the living to prepare for dying, and especially to those who 
were particularly connected with the deceased. 

1. We are to consider that it is the prerogative of Al- 
mighty God alone to take away life. " Behold, the Lord, the 
Lord of hosts, doth tiike away." 

This sentence is introduced with a note of attention, to 
show the certainty of the declaration. And this further ap- 
pears from the expressed declaration of the God of truth. 
" See, now, saith the Lord, that I, even I am he, and there is 
no god with me ; I kill, and I make alive ; I wound, and I 
heal; neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand." 
And thus saith the Lord Jesus Christ, who is essentially one 
with the eternal God and Father. " I am he that liveth and 
was dead ; and, behold, I am alive forevennore, and have the 
keys of hell and of death." Christ having the keys of hell 
and of death denotes that, as God, he hath power over them 
both, and openeth, and no man shutteth, and shutteth and no 
man openeth. 

This point is proven by the declaration of those who have 
been moved to speak by the spirit of inspiration. One says, 
' The Lord killeth, and maketh alive ; he bringeth down to 
the grave, and bringeth up." Another says, " Thou hath 
granted me life and favor ; and thy visitation hath preserved 
my spirit." And, " I know that thou wilt bring me to death, 
and in the house appointed for all living." 

This doctrine is substantiated by the consideration that 
none but God giveth life ; for, if he alone giveth life none but 
he alone taketh away. 

All the men and angels in the universe could not give life 



276 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

to a creature ; no, not to the least insect upon earth. Tlie 
prophet says that God giveth breath unto the people upon 
the earth and spirit to them that walk therein. He also tak- 
eth away their breath and they die ; for in his hand is the 
life of every li^•ino• thing, and the breath of all mankind. 

Again, God alone hath the power to take away life, be- 
cause we find that when he is determined to preserve life, no 
power on earth can destroy it. Neither disease, nor fire, nor 
sword, not any instrument can effect anything against the 
life of man unless God gives them a commission to destroy. 
Thus people have been visited with sore sickness and of long 
continuance, and have been raised up again to enjoy health, 
contrary to the expectation of all their friends, because God 
had not determined then to take them away. No doubt many 
in this assembly have had experience of this preserving power 
of God. 

The three children in the fiery furnace, heated with a seven 
fold heat, were as safe as upon a bed of down, because God 
gave no commission to death against them. 

And we have known or heard of many instances in which 
the bodies of men have been greatly mangled, and yet to the 
astonishment of all beholders they have been raised up by 
the power of God, to enjoy a comfortable state of health. 

But others, by the slightest wound imaginable or by no 
apparent disease have been suddenly brought down to death. 

God can say, in a word, and the most inveterate disease 
shall be healed, as was seen in the cures wrought by the 
hand of the Son of God, or he can say, in a word, and the 
least disease shall destroy the life of man. 

If not a sparrow falleth to the ground without God, then 
certainly no human soul leaves the body without God. For 
he has appointed the life, the means, and the end of the life 
of man, upon earth. The number of his months is with God, 
and he set his bounds that he cannot pass. " Behold, the 
Lord, the T^ord of hosts, doth take away the judge, and the 
honorable man, the counsellor." 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 277 

2. We consider then, secondly, that no age, qualification, 
nor station, is exempt from death. 

God lias a wise end in all he does, and he never does any- 
thing without a reason. As all have sinned, and come short 
of the glory of God, so all have the sentence of death pro- 
nounced upon them. " As drought and heat consume the 
snow waters so doth the grave those who have sinned." For 
" the wages of sm is death." And " the soul that sinneth, it 
shall die." 

Sometimes God takes away the children of men in their 
infancy or youth in order that those tliat survive to greater 
age, may be sensible of the sparing mercy of God to them, 
and may be admonished of the uncertainty of life, and of the 
near approach of death. 

At other times God takes away the middle aged, in the 
prime and glory of life, in order that the living may be ad- 
monished, that w4ien they feel the strongest pulse and vigor 
of life, they may soon become so languid as not to be able to 
life a hand, or move a foot, toward any desirable eartlily ob- 
ject. Yea, soon may the strongest man bow the head, and 
sink to the grave, never to rise, till the heavens be no more. 

Others live, — a few others live to old age — in order to mark 
the forbearance and long-suffering of God, and in order to 
show the power of God in upholding so brittle a frame so 
long, amid so many dangers ; and in order to admonish others, 
by the griefs and pains of the aged, not to desire a long life 
for the pleasure of living, but only to prolong the praise of 
their upholding God. But yet, it is recorded of the oldest 
man that ever lived, that he also died. 

We see, by the promiscuous ravages of death, that God is 
no respecter of persons, and that he has no need of the mighty 
man, nor of the man of war, nor of the judge, nor of the 
prudent, ancient or honorable man, nor the cunnmg artificer, 
nor of tlie eloquent orator, to carry on their own designs 
upon earth. For he taketh them all away as he sees good. 

But we often lament and mourn when some particular per- 



278 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

sons die. And well we may ; it becomes a christian to mourn 
over the remains of a saint. We read that the blessed Jesus 
we[)t at the death of Lazarus whom he loved. And liesides, 
the death of those whose lives promised great usefulness up- 
on earth, is a judgment of God upon the living. 

Tluis, when the mother of our children is taken away, on 
whom a little flock of helpless creatures hung for life and 
protection, we mourn and lament. 

Or, when the father of a numerous family leaves his charge 
to another or to no particular person, but to a disconsolate 
widow drowned in tears and cares, we lament the wide breach 
made upon that desolate home hung with sackcloth. 

Or, when a minister of the great redeemer, who ])rought 
the glad tidings of salvation to our ears, quits his labors and 
resigns his spirit to God, who gave it, we mourn and lament : 
and well we may ; for this is a token of the departure of God 
from us : as when St. Paul left the Jews, and turned to the 
Gentiles, it was a token that God left the Jews to hardness 
of heart and blindness of mind ; than which there cannot be 
a worse plague to befall man upon earth. 

Or, when the judge, the honorable man, or the counsellor, 
is taken away we mourn, because it is a token that God is turn- 
ing his hand against us. And, especially, when the man was 
honorable on account of liis knowledge, experience, and dis- 
position to improve all his talents to the glory of God and the 
good of men, — I say, we have reason to mourn when such 
charactei-s are removed, of whom we hoped that God would 
still longer make them the instruments of much good to the 
poor and oppressed and to all around them. For, we read, 
that the lips of the righteous feed many. 

But, all the ways of God are just towards man ; and none 
may gainsay his providence any more than his word. 

3. It becomes us, therefore, thirdly, to consider that the 
death of others Ls a solemn admonition to the living to pre- 
pare for dying, and especially to those who were particularly 
connected with the deceased. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 279 

The death of no human creature ought to be a matter of 
indifference with the living, and especially that of a good man, 
sustaining various public oftices. The loss of such a man, mov- 
ing in so high a sphere and beneficial to those who led a public 
or private life within the circle of his acquaintance — I say, the 
loss of such a man is incalculable. And it requires our par- 
ticular notice and improvement. 

In the first place it reminds that the end of human and 
earthly glory is the grave, corruption, and worms. " I have 
said to corruption, thou art my father ; and to the worms, 
thou art my mother." 

Let us then, in the first place, learn to be humble, and not 
aspire after eartlily joys to the neglect of the one thing need- 
ful. Whatever be our lawful calling in life, let us remember 
that we shall be called upon by death, and that there is no dis- 
charge in that war. Let it therefore be our chief desire to be- 
come reconciled to God in heart and in life. And let it be 
our chief aim to glorify God in life and in death, for this is 
the end of our bemg and in no other way can we enjoy com- 
fort in life, peace in death, and glory and rest forever. 

Consider, my friends, that whatever attainments you make 
in knowledge, in wealth, or in fame, of an earthly nature, they 
will either die mth you, or leave you at death. But if you 
have the knowledge of God, and of his son .lesus Christ, in 
your hearts, and are conformed to the holy image and temper 
of the lamb of God, these cannot be lost or defaced at death. 
But death itseK will open the door for greater improvement, 
and for a brighter display of the ornaments of your minds 
beautified with the salvation of God. 

Whatever then you may neglect, neglect not the concern of 
your souls, for you know not how soon they may be de- 
manded of you ; and be required to give an account unto God. 
We see others dying around us of all ages and distinctions. 

Our friend, whom we now contemplate and view before us, 
is soon to be laid in the silent dust. Alas ! how are his eyes 
closed and darkened with death — his once active limbs, mo- 



280 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

tionless — that eloquent tongue, on which was written the law 
of kindness, is speechless — and that pleasant countenance is 
now changed into the paleness of death ! And let us con- 
sider that no present health, nor strength, nor youthful vigor, 
will prevent us from bearing the same impressions of mortali- 
ty if God give a commission to death to lay his cold and iron 
hand upon us. 

Having, therefore, the sentence of death on ourselves, let us 
not trust in ourselves, but in the living God, through the 
merits of his son ; and love and serve him, in spirit and in 
truth, who is able to raise the dead. 

Were a stranger present, he might ask, Why this solemn 
mourning ? Why this melting sorrow apparent through this 
congregation ? We would answer, it is not a death of a mean 
man, nor of a common man, that we now deplore. His name 
and worth are well known to all his acquaintances, which are 
as extensive as the state in which he lived. We expect not, 
therefore, to add a word to his praise. 

But in order to recognize the goodness of God to our de- 
ceased friend and to ourselves, who have been blessed with 
the blessings which the Giver of all good bestowed on him, 
we will mention some of the circumstances attendant on his 
life. 

He descended from a respectable family, was born in New- 
bury, Massachusetts, on the 13th day of June, 1741. His 
great grandfather came from Europe to Boston, as one of the 
early settlers of New England. We suppose he was the author 
of a publication entitled, "More wonders of the invisible 
world," from which a part of the history of New England is 
now extracted. This man, or more probable, his son, the 
grandfather of the lately deceased, was one of the most forward 
opposers of the persecution which arose against the strange de- 
lusion of 1692. 

In any case, the grandfather of this, our deceased friend, 
was a sea faring man in the early part of his life, and through 
various disasters he was detained seven years from home : he 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



281 



was one year a prisoner in France. After his return, he set- 
tled in Newbury where this son was born. 

In early life he gave remarkable presages of intelligence 
and of future usefulness. It is said, that at the age of two 
years and a half, lie could distinguish the figures by name 
which are used in common arithmetic. 

He lived some years under the tuition of his father, who, 
for a number of years, sustained the character of a faithful in- 
structor of children and youth. 

After the death of his father, at about the age of fourteen, 
he went and resided at Kingston with the late Colonel Calfe. 

From a youth he discovered a serious and pious mind. 
When he was twenty-one years of age he was married, and 
moved to this town. The next year he became a member of 
this church, just forty-five years previous to the last time in 
wdiich he came to worship in this house, which was only four- 
teen days since. 

About thirty-five years ago, he was chosen a deacon in this 
church by a unanimous vote, being only mhis 3 2d year. And 
from the beginning of his connection with the church, by the 
grace of God, he has sustained a fair and unblemished char- 
acter which envy or malice itself would scarcely dare to im- 
peach. As proof of this we are able to adduce the testimony 
of all his acquaintances. 

The confidence reposed in him at home and abroad as a man 
of truth, integrity, and uprightness is almost without a parallel. 

He was several years employed as an instructor of youth in 
the principles of literature and morality, which employment 
he began when he was only sixteen years of age. 

About the age of sixteen he was seen as an under officer on 
the shores of Lake Champlain, in defense of liis country 
agamst the French and Indians. 

At the age of thirty he received a military commission at 
home ; a few years after, he had a liigher trust in the army. 

He was soon after sent to represent this and two other 
neighboring towns in the General Assembly of the state. 



282 MEMORIAL OF THE TOVTN OF 

While a member of that body he was for several years one of 
the five comi^osing a Committee of Safety, with discretionary 
power to transact all state affairs during the recess of the 
General Court in the late Revolutionary war. 

For the space of thirty -nine years he has sustained the com- 
mission of a Justice of the Peace. Thirteen years he has been 
a Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum throughout the 
stjite. Twenty-five years he has been Justice of the Court of 
Common Pleas for the county of Rockingham, and twenty- 
five years he has been annually chosen clerk of the House of 
Representatives of the state of New Hampshire. He was also 
secretary of the state convention for forming the Constitution 
of the state, and of the convention for ratifying the Federal 
Constitution. Once he was chosen treasurer of the state ; but 
the inconvenience of removing to the place wliere the office 
must be kept, induced him to decline that important trust. 

A multitude of other pubhc and private business has been 
committed to his faithful hands. A rule of court is now pend- 
ing upon which he was to have decided, if he had been spared 
in his usual health. 

He was a man naturally mild and pleasant in his disposi- 
tion. He had a remarkable retentive memory and a very ju- 
dicious and candid mind. Being void of guile himself, he was 
not suspicious of others. Never assuming nor haughty, he did 
not appear with so much fortitude and resolution as some* 
But he always had the best side of fortitude and resolution, 
which are, to bear the ills of life with patience, and to resist the 
temptations of a wicked world. He had the resolution to be 
an honest and upright man, to fear God and keep his command- 
ments ; notwithstanding the frowns and scoffs of infidelity. 

This is the true character of the man whose death we be- 
lieve is precious in the sight of the Lord. 

He had lived a blessing in the world sixty-seven years, four 
months and seventeen days. 

In his last sickness, which continued scarcely fourteen days, 
he had not tlie full exercise of his rational faculties on account 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 283 

of the nature of his disease, lying chiefly on the nervous system. 
He had, however, lucid and rational intervals in which his 
friends took great satisfaction. 

The day before his death he expressed his assurance of put- 
ting entire confidence in God through the merits of his son 
Jesus Christ. He said, " In the love of God through Christ 
have I trusted hitherto, and in none else can I repose my con- 
fidence." He further said " Great peace have they that love 
thy law." He soon after repeated the 3d and 4th verses of 
the 17th Psalm, long metre, and Dr. Watt's version. 

We readily see that the death of such a friend and husband 
is inexpressible loss to the mourning widow. Oh woman, great- 
ly afflicted and tossed as with a tempest, let not thy grief over- 
whelm thy gratitude. For though we acknowledge that your 
loss is great, yet it is a great favor to live so long with so 
tender and kind a husband, a man of prayer, a lover of God 
and all good men. Remember that this singular blessing so 
long continued demands tlie more gratitude to God the Giver 
of all good, despite not the chastenmg of the Almighty, nor 
faint under his rebukes. And may thy Maker be thy hus- 
band, the Lord of hosts is his name. 

The children of such a father have been highly favored of 
G-od. And, Oh my young friends, for the sake of Christ and 
for your own soul's sake, let not the good counsel and example 
of such a godly parent pass unregarded by you. Remem- 
ber that you shall see him again when God shall raise the 
dead ; and prepare to meet him at the resurrection day. May 
the Lord, God of your father, be your God and father forever. 

This church and people have cause this day to mourn be- 
fore the Lord. For he hath lifted up his hand against them 
and withdrawn one of their best men from among them. Long 
has he been an officer and leading member in this church and 
society. How pleasant was all his conversation. Always 
humble, meek, and mild in his deportment ; pious, grave, and 
fervent in his devotion ; he w^as inexpressibly dear to all his 
brethren. When you were, for ten years, without a minister. 



284 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

his advice was salufciiy and reasonable. Mow great a blessing 
lie was to vour former beloved and godl}- jiastor, I can well 
conceive by a sense of his worth deeply impressed in my own 
mind. 

Perhaps some may think too much has been said in favor of 
one man. To such it may be answered tliatthis is no time nor 
place to recount the faults of a man who has repentantly con- 
fessed his sins to God, and has obtained a pardon, and has fallen 
asleep in Jesus. For to such there is now no condemnation. 

If any one, notwithstanding, feels uneasy at the remem- 
brance of some fault in the deceased, let him now be careful 
to reform the same fault in himself, and let him now repent of 
all his sins, if he would die in peace. For the wrath of God 
is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unright- 
eousness of men. And the impenitent sinner shall not escape. 

Let us, therefore, be led by the influence of mortality be- 
fore us, to improve our time by repentance, and by cordially 
believmg and obeying the Gospel of Christ. 

We see by this subject, that our life is in the hand of God ; 
and hence, it is at infinite hazard that we continue to sin 
against him. No dependence can be placed upon any earth- 
ly object, or creature. P^or " Behold the Lord, the Lord of 
hosts, doth take a\\-ay." And we know not how soon the 
angel of death may lift his hand, and swear by liim that 
liveth forever, that time shall be no longer with us. At a 
moment's warning, nay, without any warning, but such as is 
common to man, our life may be arrested. " For in an hour 
when ye think not, the Son of man cometh." 

The seeds of death are sown in our very nature, by reason 
of sin. And it is only for God to speak the word, and 
the corrupting principle will suddenly effect our dissolution. 
It is only for God so say " Return, ye children of men," and 
they are turned to destruction. "He that being often re- 
proved, hardenetli his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed and 
that without remedy." 

Today, then, if ye will hear the voice of God, harden not 
your hearts. 



MILITARY 



For nearly one hundred years before the incorporation of 
Hampstead as a town, the New England Colonies and Cana- 
da, Avere in active hostility or recruiting their strength. Three 
generations of New England fanners were trained in the sav- 
age school of frontier warfare, until there were bred into 
them the qualities and traditions of the soldier. 

From 1745 to 1762, the stalwart sons of our pioneer fath- 
ers distinguished themselves as worthy of their ancestral 
training. Some of the most prominent settlers in the new 
settlement led companies which were sent to strengthen Fort 
William Henry, on the northern shore of Lake George or the 
places on the border lines of the Colonies. 

In the muster roll of troops Abraham Parry, Captain in Col. 
Nath'l Meserve's regiment raised for the Crown Point expedi 
tion, in 1756, is found the name of Thomas Crarford Jr. of 
Hampstead, private enlisted May 1st, and continued till Oct. 
24th. 

In Major Goft'e's Compan}-, Meserve's Regiment, Jacob 
Sawyer, private, enlisted May 1st, left Nov. 9, 1756. 
Andrew Stevens, enlisted May 1st, left (3ct. 22, 1756. In 
Samuel Watts' company. Col. Nath'l Merserve's Regiment, 
Seth Patte, clerk, Jonathan Corliss, Sergeant, Samuel Wor- 
then, James Philbrick, Simeon Stevens, Michael Johnson, 
Robert Johnson, Daniel Stevens, Benjamin Heath, Osgood 
Eaton, Simeon Goodwin, David Hadley, Joseph Gove, Zed- 
ediah Heath, Josiah Heath, George Keazer, John Goodwin, 
Edmond Colby. David Copp, Sergeant, Nathaniel Bartlett, 
Bartholnew Heath, Joseph Noyce, John Kent, John Harriman, 
Ashuel Harriman, James Hadley, were enlisted in the expedi- 
tion against Crown Point from May, 1756, and discharged 
Dec, 1756, when New Hampshire raised 700 men. 

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286 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

In the Crown Point expedition of 1757, New Hampshire fur- 
nished five hundred men and we find from Hampstead, Jacob 
Bailev, Capt. 2d Co., John Hazen, 1st Lieut., and Philip John- 
son, 2d Lieut., from March 5 to Nov. 5, 1757, with privates 
William Meath, John Johnson, Samuel Little, Obediah Davis, 
Robert Hunkins, Josiah lleatli, Abel Iladley, Andrew Stone, 
(afterward Major) John Harriman, Asubel Harriman, David 
Copp, and Nath'l Watts. 

In other Companies there are found Jonathan Bond, Robert 
Calfe, Peter Ingalls, Thomas French, Bond Little, Enoch 
Rowell, Robert Spear, and Otho Stevens, who was killed and 
buried at Oswego in 1757. Capt. John Calfe also was at 
Crown Point, Rev. Henry True as Chaplain. Capt. Jacob 
Bailey (afterward General Bailey) served during the entire 
seven years war, moved to Newbury, Vt., and obtained a grant 
of that town from Gov. Wentworth for himself and friends, 
many of them from Hampstead and vicinity, in 1762-3. He 
had great influence in the Cohos Country and held various 
important civil offices. He was Major General of Militia and 
Commissary General of the Northern department in the war 
of the Revolution. He died March, 1815, aged 89 years. 

The following petitions were presented from soldiers from 
Hampstead, to the Governor and Assembly. 

" Province of Neav Hampshire, 
Hampstead, January 21st, 1760. 
I. the subscriber, namely Elijah Heath, being a soldier in Col'n Love- 
■wells Rigement, under Capt. Todd; and as I was going to oswego I lost 
my Gunn going over the fauls it fell out of a batto. 

Elijah Heath." 
(Sworn to before Daniel Little, and dismissed.) 

^WilHam Heath Jr., in a petition dated Hampstead, Jan. 18, 
1760, says he was "a soldier under Capt. John Hazen in 
Col'n Hart's Rigement " that he has lost his gun, stolen com- 
ing home and wants pay for it. (His petition was dismissed.) 

[Benjamin Morse, soldier, 1762.] 
In a petition addressed to the Governor and assembly, Jan. 
4, 1763, Peter Morse of Hampstead, says "Your Petitioner 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 287' 

had a son, a minor, in tlie service of the Province in Col'n John 
Goff's Regiment, and Capt. John Hazzen's Company, in the 
year 1762, at Crown Point, that his said son was taken sick 
on the way home at the house of Alexander Robbe in Peter- 
borough. He presented a bill for care and expense of get- 
ting him home, amounting to <£34 si 2 dO, and was allowed 
eight shillings and six pence sterling. 

Soldiers were easily procured in the spring of 1775. Many 
of the heroes from Hampstead, who met and fought the Brit- 
ish Regulars at Bunker Hill, Bennington and Saratoga, were 
men trained in the old French and Indian war. 

From Hammond's " State Papers," Gilmore's " Manual to 

the General Court," Mass. Rev. Rolls and private papers I have 

learned of the following men from Hampstead, or credited to 

Hampstead, as serving for a longer or shorter period, in the 

years from 1775 to 1783. 

John and Moses Atwood, Samuel, Jos., Moses and Jabez Brown, Gilbert 
and John Bond, Benjamin and Jabush Bean, Jacob Bailey (Gen.), Capt. 
John Calfe, Benjamin Couch, John Clark, Ebenezer Copp, Micah Chap- 
man, William Clough, Joshua Corliss, Samuel, Edward, Josiah, and 
John Davis, Samuel Dodge, Obediah and Caleb Eastman, Thomas Em- 
ery, George Everett, John Emmons, Thomas French, Jeremiah Foster, 
Page Fowler, James and Moses Flood, James and William Gass, Dun- 
can Grant, John Griffin, Reuben, Samuel, Enoch, Richard, Jesse, James, 
Enoch Jr., William and Moses Heath, William, Reuben, Joshua, and 
Capt. John Harriman, Ephraim, Hezekiah and John Hutchens, Roberts 
Hale, Jere. Haseltine, Levi Hildreth, Robert Holland, Robert Hastings, 
Enoch and William Hunt, Sergt. Ebenezer Hoyt, Israel Ingalls, Samuel, 
Abraham, William, Xoah and Jona. Johnson, Jona. Jennings, Jor.a. Jen- 
ness, Dudley and Moses Kimball, Zuriah Keiley, Peter, John and Job 
Kent, Moses, Tristram, Daniel, Moses, Daniel Jr., Abneraud Lot Little, 
Nathaniel Leavitt, Capt. William Marshall, Peter Manuel, Stephen 
March, Joseph Merrick, Simon Merrill (Chester), Thomas Mitchell, Levi 
Mills, Edmund Moulton, Ephraim and James Moores, Samuel and Josiah 
Morse, Joseph Noyes, Job Page, Samuel and John Perry, Benj. Phil- 
brick, Jabez Plummer, Eliphalet and David Poor. Stephen Quimby from 
the " Handle," is said to have had a powder horn that held a pound of 
powder and at the Battle of Bunker Hill, refused to yield until he had 
fired the last of it. Heath, Christopher, and Eliphalet Richards, Enoch 
and John Williams, Eliphalet Richardson, Jona. Rowell, Samuel and 
John Sawyer, Samuel Sargent, Samuel, Peter, Asa, James and Moses 
Stevens; Amos Stephens, Smith Bailey, Samuel Trye, Jona., John and 
Thomas Wadleigh, Moses, John and Daniel Williams, Ebenezer and 
Levi Wells, Moses Webster. There may be others. 



288 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The following interesting items were taken from Capt. 
John Calfe's Hook. Dated at Ticonderoga, Feb. 17th, 1777. 

Wednesday, Feb'y 5th. March'd for Ticonderoga from my 
house at 2 of clock afternoon. Marched to Mr. Jones', at Lon- 
donderry (11 miles). Tarried all night. 

Thursday, Feb'y 6th. Marched to Mr. Kendall's at Litchfield 
(5 miles), took breakfast ; march'd to Abbot's, at Amherst (8 
miles), march'd to Capt'n Hutchinson's at D'r (5 miles), tarried 
all night. 

Friday, Feb'y 7th. March'd to Mr. Taylor's, at Wilton (4 
miles), took breakfast, march'd to Capt. Blood's, at Temple (4 
miles), refresh'd our soldiers, march'd to Capt'n Robb's at Peter- 
borough (9 miles), tarried all night. 

Saturday, Feb'y 8th. March'd to Mr. Rawling's in Dublin (5 
miles), took breakfast, march'd to Mr. Tucker's in Marlborough 
(7 miles), and march'd to Mr. Blake's in Keene (6 miles), tarried 
all night. 

Sunday, Feb. Oth. JIarch'd to Mr. Blake's in upper part of 
Keene (5 miles), took breakfast, march'd to Davis' at Westmore- 
land (3 miles), march'd to Capt'n Autley's at Walpool (9 miles), 
and tarried all night. 

Monday, Feb'y 10th. March'd to Mr. Sartlo's at Charlestown 
(6 miles), took breakfast, march'd to Mv. V^hite's (3 miles), and 
tarried all night. 

Tuesday, Feb'y 11th. Tarried at Charlestown, 

Wednesday, Feb'y 12th. March'd to Hobb's at Springfield (7 
miles), march'd to ]\laj'r Grout's at Weathersfield (4 miles), and 
tarried all night. 

Thursday, Feb'y 13th. March'd to Mr. Coffin's at Cavendish 
(10 miles), & march'd to .Air. Bates at Saltash (6 miles), tarried 
all night. 

Friday, Feb'y 14. March'd to Mr. at Ludlow (7 

miles), march'd to M'r White's at Shuesbury (G ndles), march'd 
to Mr. Bowman's at Clarrendon (5 miles), tarried all night. 

Satvuday, Feb'y loth. March'd to Mr. Post's at Rutland (8 
miles), march'd to Wm. Keler's at Pitsford (3 miles), march'd to 
Power's at Neshobe (15 miles), marched to Mr. Wiswald's at 
Sudbury (7 miles), tarried all night. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIIIE. 289 

Sunday, Feb'y 16th. Marcli'd to Mr. at Shoreham (10 

miles), cross'd the lake to Ticonderoga (2 miles), tarried there 
till 2d day of March. While nothing remarkable happened then 
we moved to Mount Independence. 

Remarks. Wednesday ye 19th of march 20 of oiir men were 
taken & 4 kill'd by a party of the Enemy at Sabbath day point 
in Lake George. 

Tuesday, June ye 17th, a party of Indians, consisting of be- 
tween 30 & 40, came within about 150 Rods of our Lines, kill'd 
two of om- men, & it is supposed took another, for 1 is missing. 
On their Return Back to Crown Point they met 13 of om- Rangers 
who were out on a Scout and kill'd two of them and wounded 
two more .... They also took two Inhabitants and carried of. 

Friday, June ye 20th, three Indians and 2 frenchmen took a 
man between Lake George Landing and the Mills, but he made 
his escape the same day. 

Thursday, June ye 26th, a party of Indians waylaid the road 
between the Landing & mills, kill'd one man and scalp'd him, 
wounded another who they thought was dead and scalp'd him, 
who after come to our guard. 

Monday, June ye 30th, the enemy proceeded up the Lake with 
their Shipping and came in Sight of om' forts at 8 of clock in ye 
morning, and about sundown drew up in line of Battle. 

Tuesday, July ye 1st, the enemy Shipping Lay about the Same 
position, their land army erecting Batteries and cutting Roads to 
get along the Artillery — Scouting parties of Indians and Cana- 
dians appearing about our Lines, but did Little Damage. 

Wednesday, July ye 2d, 3 of ye enemy Boats came up very 
nigh to our Redoubts, whereupon one of our men discharged One 
of our pieces at them and they went back. In the afternoon a 
party of Indians Attacked our advance guard above the french 
lines and they Retreated. We Reinforc'd them and they pushed 
on the Enemy and drove them. They were then Reinforc'd and 
our party Retreated into the Lines. Our men at the lines fired 
upon them with their small arms and their Artillery, and they 
escaped for Life. We had eight slightly wounded and five kill'd. 
The loss on the Enemy Side we Cannot Learn. We took 1 Reg- 
ular prisoner & 2 hessians Deserted and came to us. 

Thiu'sday ye 3d passed without much firing on Either Side, ye 



290 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Enemy were Erecting Batteries. 776 arrived to oiu- assistance, 
brought in 70 head of Cattle with them. Ye Enemy fired their 
Evening Gims at their New Encampments. 1 Chase of Penne- 
cook deserted to ye Enemy. 

Friday, July ye 4th, 130 men came in about eleven of Clock 
to assist us. The Enemy Struck their tents in their New En- 
campment in ye afternoon, Either by reason of oiu- firing on them 
or the fire raging in the woods amongst them. 

Satui-day, Jidy ye 5th, passed without anything very Material. 
Excepting 2 boats of ye Enemy came down our Jersey redoubt 
& a pai-ty was seen at work on the Mount opposite Mount Indep'e 
& Ticonderoga. 

Sunday, July ye 6th. A little before day we had orders to 
Strike tents and make ye Best of our way off, and in the Utmost 
Confusion we Retreat'd, part by water to Sheenborough & part 
to Castle Town by Land. We had but just got of the Mount 
before ye Enemy was on, and they pursued us to Sheenborough 
by Water and came upon us Just as we Landed, and fired on us 
very Smai'tly with Shipping, which occasioned a great Confusion, 
and many came of and Left all their Effects behind and Trav- 
eled on for Foit Ann, where just arrived about jNIidniglit, the 
Remainder the Next Morning, Except Some that went by water 
which the Enemy Overtook and took Some prisoners, how many 
we have not yet Learnt. The Distance from the Mount to fort 
Ann was about 42 miles. 

Monday, July ye 7th, a party of the Enemy Came after us. 
We sent out Scouting party who attacked them. We had one 
kill'd and 3 wounded, and after sundown when we Sent our 
picket Guard, the Indians fir'd on them, kill'd one man and 
wounded another. 

Tuesday, July 8th, we Sent out a Scout back, who met a party 
of ye Enemy within a mile and attacked them. We Sent out 
Reinforcements, and they fought about an hour and a half. We 
caused the Enemy to Retreat, who left a nimiber on the ground. 
We took a Doctor and a Capt'n and retook two prisoners, and we 
were informed by that two Brigades of the Enemy was every 
Moment expected to assist them, and our party at this place, 
oonsisting of but about five hundred men, and our ammunition 
being almost Spent, we thought best to Retreat, and took our 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 291 

wounded and sick and went to fort Edward, where we arrived in 
the evening, Tlie number that was kill'd on our Side is not yet 
known, 4 wounded were brought off and brought with us. The 
Distance from fort Ann to fort Edward, 14 miles. 

Wednesday, July 9th, we tarried at fort Edward. A party 
were sent oft" towards fort Ann to v/atch the motion of the Ene- 
my and to Stop the Road so that the Enemy might not pass with 
their Artillery. Teams Sent to Fort George to bring off stores 
with ye utmost Despatch. 

Thiu:sday, Jiily 10th, we tarried at Fort Edward. A party was 
Sent to Fort Ann who found no enemy there. Battocs were em- 
ployed in Removing the Stores Down the River. 

Friday, July 11th, we tarried at Fort Edward. Xothing new 
happened. All ye teams & Battocs were Employed in Removing 
Stores DoAvn from Fort George & Down ye River. 

Satiu'day, July ye 12th, we tarried at Fort Edward, Employed 
in the same business as yesterday. 

Sunday, July 13th, we tarried at Fort Edward. Nothing Ma- 
terial Happened. Troops are daily coming in to assist us. 

Monday, Jid}^ 14th, we were Order'd Down the River about 5 
miles, where we encamped at a place Called Moses' Creek. 

Tuesday, July 15th, tarried at Moses' Creek. Two men were 
taken between fort Edward and fort George. 

Wednesday, July 16th, tarried at Moses' Creek. Our people 
left fort George after burning all that they could not bring off. 

Thursday, July ITth, we Removed from Moses' Creek and en- 
camped on an Island about a mile Below. Ye troops that went 
by Land Joined us this Day. 

Friday, July 18th, we tarried on Said Island. We received 
information that the 9th Reg't of Regulars that we Engaged at 
fort Ann had but 40 men escap'd well. 

Satm-day, July 19th, we tarried on Said Island. A number of 
troops from below came up to assist us. 

Sunday, July 20th, we tarried on the Island. Two Prisoners 
were taken and brought in, who informed that the Enemy were 
preparing to come down the River against us with eleven thou- 
sand men. 

Monday, July 21st, we tarried on the Island. Several Tories 
were taken & brought in who were in the Enemy's Service and 



292 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

liad Collected a munber of Cattle on the grants and were Driving 
them to the Enemy when they were taken. 

Tuesday, July 22d, we tarried on the Island ; were inf orm'd 
that there was a Skirmish happened between Fort Edward and 
Fort Ann. A pai-ty of Gen'l Nixon's Brigade fell in with a 
party of the Enemy and drove them, kilPd 20 men who was left 
on the Ground. Om- loss was 10 kill'd, 4 mortally wounded, be- 
sides others the Number apart of the Militia were Set at Liberty. 

Wednesday, July 23d, tarried on the Island. Some of the 
:\[ilitia went of without Liberty. Informed that we have now 
40U0 men on the ground in the whole. Oiu- forces Eemoved from 
Fort Edward to Moses' Creek. 

Thiu-sday, July 24th, tarried on the Island. Two men were 
kill'd and Scalp'd by the Indians this Side Fort Edward. We 
lleceived information by a hessian that Deserted and came to us 
that there had been a great Difference between the hessians and 
Kegulai'S about their pay, and that it Ran so high that a number 
of Officers who Stept in to Settle the affair were kill'd to the 
munber of 80, amongst which Some principal officers. 

Friday, July 25th, tarried on the Island. Almost all the mi- 
litia went off and left us last night. Nothing IMaterial hap- 
pened. 

Satm-day, July 26th, tarried on the Island. A party of the 
Enemy attacked the picket Guard above Fort Edward and Kill'd, 
Scalp'd & Mangled a Lieut, and 8 privates and one woman with- 
in about gunshot of Fort Edward. Parties were Sent for them, 
but they fled & made their Escape. Another woman was found 
kill'd & Scalp'd, that it thought was Carri'd off. 

Simday, July 27th, tarried on the Island. Nothing Material 
Happened. 

Monday, July 28th, tarried on the Island. Three Brigades of 
om- troops that was nigh to Fort Edward moved down to this 
place. An Inhabitant that Belonged there went off to ye Ene- 
my, but as he could not persuade his wife with their Children to 
go with him, he Deserted the Enemy, as it was Reported, to go 
and bring them away. Several of the Enemy went, but She Re- 
fus'd to go. They took one of ye Children & kill'd it. The 
woman took ye other & ran Screaming. They pursued her & 
kill'd her &, ye ('hild. &, after Scalping them went off. They 



HAMPSTEAU, NEW HAMPSHIIlE. 293 

wound'd & Scalp'd another of ye inhabitants immediately after, 
who Died the same day. We this day took tive prisoners, 2 Keg- 
iilars, 2 Canadians and 1 Indian. 

Tuesday, July 29tli. I Avas Sent to Albany by ye Col'n to 
Settle Some affairs for ye Reg'r. A man & a boy was kill'd by 
ye Enemy down at fort miller. 

Wednesday, July ye 30th. Some of om- advanc'd parties were 
attack'd a little above the Encampment, but Little Damage was 
done. Part of the army Removed to the ferry down by Sara- 
toga, & brought off baggage with them. 

Thursday, Jvdy ye 31st, the Chief part of our army Removed 
to Saratoga and got down the stores, baggage, &c., from above. 

Friday, August ye 1st, the army Remained at Saratoga. Noth- 
ing material happen'd. 

Satm-day, Aug'st ye 2d. Remained at Saratoga. Nothing 
material happened. A Brigade of troops Join'd us. 

Sunday, Aug'st ye 3d. Oiu' advanced Guard Avere attacked by 
ye Enemy and drove in. Parties v^ere Sent out after them, but 
they made their Escape. We lost in ye attack about 10 men, 
with 2 officers, as near as we can Learn. The Same day Removed 
to Still water, brought down the baggage & Stores of ye army. 
I return'd from Albany and met the people there. 

Monday, Aug'st ye 4th, fitted om- Encampments at Still water. 
Nothing Material happened. 

Tuesday, Aug'st ye oth, tarried at Still water. Nothing Ma- 
terial happened. 

Wednesday, Aug't ye 6th, tarried at Still water. Om- time 
being out that we Engaged for we were Discharged, the Service, 
with the Genr'l Thanks for the faithful Discharge of our Duty. 
Thursday, Aug'st ye 7th, Ave paraded to March to Albany. 
Had Committed to our care to Guard to Albany thirteen Tories 
& Sixteen waggons Loaded with powder. We marched for Al- 
bany about Eleven of Clock, arrived at the New City, tarried all 
night, kept a good watch, hearing that tories were plenty. 

Friday, Aug'st ye 8th, arrived at Albany. 2 or 3 men Avere 
kill'd at Scattercock and Scalp'd, thought to be done by the 
tories. 

Saturday, Aug'st ye Oth. Tarried at Albany, being Engaged 
about Settling our affairs. 



294 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Sunday, Aug'st lOth, tarried at Albany. 

^Monday, Aug't ye 11th. Tarried at Albany. 

Tuesday, Aug'st 12th, about nine of Clock cross'd the ferry 
and mai'ch'd through greenbush to kenderhook mills, 10 miles, 
tiu-ried all night. 

Wednesday, Aug'st 13th, march'd through 'New Canaan to 
I'ittstield, 30 miles. Tarried all night at Capt. Strong's. 

Thursday, Aug'st 14tli, march'd to Partridgefield and on to 
Worthington to Col'nl Agars,' tarried all night. We march'd 36 
miles. 

Friday, Aug'st 15th, march'd to Chesterfield and on to North- 
ampton, 18 miles, tarried at Mr. Lymans'. 

Saturda}^, Aug'st 16th. 

In the same diary, kej)t by Capt. John Calfe, is found an 
" account of what each soldier hereinafter named have taken 
up, which is to be deducted out of their wages. Mount In- 
dependence, March 27th, 1777." 

The account was itemized against Benjamin Fairly, 18 
shillings; Ephraim Severens, 1£ 18s. lid.; Nathan Clough, 
S£ 18s. 4d. ; Levi Walles, 4X ; Stephen Sawyer, 2£ 14s. 
6d. ; Ensign Benjamin Batchelder, 4£ 8s. ; George Saun- 
ders, 1£ lis. 6d. ; Benjamin March, 1£ 8s. 2d. ; Lieut. Me- 
sheckBell, £1 lis. 6d. ; Job Forss, 2£ lis.; Samuel Lib- 
by, IX 2s. 6d.; Jonathan Goodwin, 10s. 6d. ; WHliam Gould, 
1£ 16s. : Jolni Smith, 1£ 10s. 6d. : William Varrell, 1£ Is.; 
Wilham Merrill. 1£ 4s.; John Emmons, 2£ 15s.; Tlieopolis 
Goodwin, 1£ 10s. ; Samuel Johnson, lis. Id. 

" 1777, John Williams, Dr. 
Apr'l 14th, to 8 lbs. of sugar, ..... 
May oth, a pair of stockings, . . ' . " 

May 2;3d, to Casli lent you 1 Dollar, , . . " . 

to a frock Drawn from ye Store. 



5 





7 





6 





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, ., , , , , 16 6 

June ye Sd, 1777, John Williams, C'r 

^y <^''^«'' 18 

Other accounts were of Enoch Richardson, John Morrell, 
John Lear, Thomas Joy, Andrew Whitcher, Seco Barnard. 



hampstead, new hampshire. 295 

(From State Papers) Hammond's. 
The following petitions were presented concerning soldiers 
in the service from Hampstead : — 

State of New Hampshire. 

To the honorable the Conncil & House of Representatives 

for said State in General assembly convened Nov'r 8th, 

1780. 

The petition of John Eaton of Hampstead, in said State, 
Humbly Sheweth — That your Petitioner engaged in the ser- 
vice of the United States in Nov'r, 1776, as an ensign in 
Capt. Benjamin Stone's Company in ye 3d New Hampshire 
Battalion, and continued in said Service until August, 1778, 
when the circumstances of your petitioner's family was such 
that he was induced to ask Liberty to Resign, which was 
granted and a Discharge obtained. Dated Aug't 2d, 1778, as 
will appear by said Discharge. 

Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be allowed 
Depreciation for the Time he was in Service equal with oth- 
ers of like rank. 

John Calfe, in behalf of said Petitioner. 

(He produced a discharge signed General Headquarters, 
Aug. 2d, 1788, by His Excellency the Commander-m-Chief, 
John Fitzgerald, V. Aide de Camp.) 

John Sawyer of Hampstead states that he was a volunteer 
in Capt. Jesse Page's company, Col. Gale's regiment, in the 
Rhode Island expedition, and had his horse stolen from him, 
and wants the state to pay 13 pounds 10 shillings. 

(He w\as allowed $45 Nov. 17, 1778.) 



Committees of Inspection, Chosen During the Wak of the 
Revolution. 

December, 1774, John Webster, Samuel Little, Joseph French, John 
Calfe, Benjamin Little; March, 1776, Samuel Little, William Moulton, 
Edmund Morse, Benjamin Little, William George; March, 1777, Joseph 
French, Jacob Currier; June, 1777, Joseph French, Thomas Wadley, 
Benjamin Little, Benjamin Emerson, Jr., Jacob Currier; March, 1778, 
Samuel Little, Joseph French, Benjamin Emerson, Jr. 



296 ME-MOKIAL OF THE TO^VN OF 

Committee to regulate trade, chosen in pursuance of the recommenda- 
tion of the Legislature:— 

June, 1777, Hezckiah Ilutchens, Bartholomew Heath, Timothy Good- 
win, William Moulron, Jesse Johnson. 

Committee to provide for the families of soldiers from Harapstead in 
the army: — 

February, 1778, Thomas Wadley, Benjamin Emerson, Jr., Edmund 
Moores; June, 1778, Samuel Little, Abner Little, John Harriman. 

Committee to enlist soldiers: — 

March, 1778, Samuel Little, Abner Little, John Harriman; June, 
1779, Edmund Moores, Eliphalet Poor, Abner Rogers; July. 1779, Heze- 
kiah Hutchens, Abner Little; June, 1780, Bartholomew Heath, Timothy 
Goodwin, Abner Little; February, 1781, John Calfe, Job Kent, Moses 
Little; March, 1781, John Calfe, Timothy Goodwin, James Huse. 

Committee for regulating the price of sundry articles of trade and 
manufacture, and the produce of husbandry, etc., raised in accordance 
with a recommendation from the town of Portsmouth: — 

July, 1779, Edmund Moores, John Calfe, William Moulton. 

Members of the Provincial Congress, which assembled in 1775, at Ex- 
eter, and afterwards at either Exeter, Portsmouth, or Concord: — 

Samuel Little, April, 1775; Jonathan Carlton, May, 1775; John Calfe, 
December, 1775; Samuel Little, December, 177C; Johu Calfe, from De- 
cember, 1777, to December, 1778. 

I have obtained the following names of soldiers that served 
in the war of 1812, in the defence of the Colonies. Doubt- 
less there were others from Hampstead : — 

George Bragg, Nathaniel Goodwin, David and James Hadley, James 
and Barthelnew Heath, Eliphalet Hoyt, Luther Johnson, Nathan and 
Stephen Quimby, James Keazer, Samuel Marshall, Joseph Morse, Ste- 
phen and Joseph Webster, Daniel Williams, and Robert Jackson, who, 
while confined in Dartmoor Prison and engaged at playing ball, went 
over a fence and was immediately fired upon by the guard, and had a 
leg shattered and lost. He was colored. 

From Adj. Gen. Ayling's History of N. H. Soldiers and 
Sailoi-s, and from former soldiers at present residing in Hamp- 
stead, I have collected the following data of their service and 
experiences. Soldiers who filled the quota from Hampstead, 
as follows : — 

Charles E. Atwood, born in Hampstead, served in the 1st Reg. N. H. 
Vol. from Sept. U, 18W, to June 15, 1865. 



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Albert H. Ayer, b. iu Ilumpstead, served in the 1st. Reg. Heavy Art. 
from Sept. 14, 1864, to June 15, 1865. Dead. 

Fred F. Shannon, b. in Hampstead, served 1st Reg. Mass. Heavy Art. 
from Dec, 1, 1863, to Aug. 16, 1865. 

William H. Minot, b. in Hampstead, in 2d Co. N. H. Heavy Art. from 
March 19, 1864, to Sept. 11, 1865. Dead. 

Horace R. Sawyer, b. in Hampstead, served in 11th X. H. Reg. from 
Aug. l;], 1862, to June 4, 1865. Wounded in mine explosion at Freder- 
icksburg, Va. Died in Hampstead. 

Daniel R. Sawyer, b. in Hampstead, served in 11th N. H. Reg. Vol. Inf. 
from Aug. 15, 1862, to Sept, 7, 1864. Appointed sergeant. Also served iu 
1st. Vol. Inf. from April 25, 1861, to Aug. 9, 1861. Died in Haverhill, Mass. 

George W. Keazer, b. in Plaistow, served in llth N. H. Reg. Vol. Inf. 
from Aug. 13, 1862, to June 6, 1865. Wounded at battle of Wilderness. 

Charles Clow, served in 12th Mass. Inf. from June 26, 1861, to Dec. 13, 
1862; also served in 1st Mass. Heavy Art. from Dec, 1, 1864, to Sept. 8, 
1865. Living in Haverhill. 

Simeon S. Clayton, served in 12th Mass. Reg, Vol. Inf. from July 5, 
1861, to July 8, 1864. 

William H. Clayton, served in 12th Mass. Inf. from July 5, 1S61, to 
Aug. 30, 1865. 

George Clayton, b. in Topsham, Vt., served in 12th Mass. Inf. from 
Sept. 9, 1861, to Sept. 27, 1865. 

George W. Corner, served in 10th N. H. Vol. Inf. from July 31, 1862, 
to death, Aug. 10, 1864. 

William R. Co well, b. Sutton, Eng., served in 5th N, H, Reg, Vol. Inf. 
from Sept. 26, 1864 to Sept. 11, 1865. 

Avender Corson, b, Lebanon, Me., served in 1st Reg. N, H. Vol, Heavy 
Art, from Aug. 3, 1863, to Sept. 11, 1865. Appointed sergeant Nov. 9, 
1864. Died in Hampstead. 

Nathaniel Corson, b, Lebanon, Me,, served in 7th N, H. Vol. Reg. 
from Aug. 13. 1862, to Feb. 20, 1863. Received wounds at Fredericks- 
burg, Va. Living in Hampstead. 

Samuel Johnson, b, in Boston, served in llth X, H, Reg. from Aug. 

12, 1862, to June 4, 1805. Died in Hampstead. 

Charles W. Williams, b. West Newbury, Mass., served in 18th N. H, 
Reg, from Feb. 21, 1861, to July 21, 1865. Living in Haverhill, Mass. 
Caleb J. Hoyt, b. in Hampstead, served in llth N. H. Reg. from Aug. 

13, 1862, to Feb. 21, 1863. Living in Hampstead. 

OsaD. Nichols, b. in Hampstead, served in 15th N. H. Reg. from Sept. 
12, 1862, to Aug. 13, 1863; also in 2d Co, Heavy Art, from March 19, 
1864, to Sept, 11, 1865, Living in Bradford, Mass, 

Lucian M, Nichols, b. in Hampstead, served in 1.5th N, H, Reg. from 
Sept, 10, 1862, to Aug, 13, 1863, Living in Haverhill, 

Frank S, Eastman, b. in Hampstead, served in llth N, H, Reg, from 
Aug, 15, 1862, to 1863. Living in Lynn, Mass. 

Charles H. Grover, b. inQuincy, Mass., served in llth N, H, Reg, from 
Aug, 13th, 1862, to June 4th, 1865, Living in Hampstead, 



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Henry A. Xoyes, b. in Chelsea, Vt., served in Co. H, 1st Reg. N. H. 
Inf. from April 19, 1S61, to Aug. 9, 1861, and was the first to enlist in 
town. Living in Elmwood, 111. 

Charles E. Frost, b. Belgrade, Mo., served in 1st Reg. Vol. Inf., Co. II, 
from April 9, ISfJl, to Aug. 9, 1861. Also in 11th N. H. Reg. from Aug. 
12, 1S'!2, to June 6, 1865. Was appointed 2d Lieut. Sept. 9, 1862; 1st Lt. 
July 2, 1804, and Brev. Capt. July 6, 1864, for "gallant and meritorious 
services for successfully charging the enemy near Shaud's House, Ya." 

John H. Pingree, b. Auburn, Me., served in 1st Keg. Vol. Inf. from 
April 2."), 1861, to June 15, 1865. 

Charles H. Xewbegin, b. in Bland, Me., served in IstX. H. Vol. Inf. from 
April 2.'>, 1861, to Aug. 9, 1861; also from Aug. 13, 1862, to Aug. 29, 1865. 

James Johnson, b. Hampstead, served in 11th N. H. Vol. Inf. from 
Aug. 12, 1862, to June 4, 1865, wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. Living 
in Hampstead. 

David B. Hinds, b. Sandwich, served in 7th X. H. Keg. from Aug. .31, 

1861, to June 12, 1862, wounded at Hilton Head, S. C. Died in Hampstead. 
Nathaniel H. Bushby, served in 7th X. H. Vol. Inf. from Oct. 9, 1861, 

to Apr. 30, 1864. 

George R. Dow, b. Pembroke, served in 7th X. H. Keg. Vol. Inf. from 
Dec. 31, 1861, until death at Baton Rouge, La., June 12, 186.3. 

Aaron H. Davis, b. X'ew Boston, served in 15th X. H. Reg. from Sept. 
15, 1862, to Aug. 18, 1863. Died in Hampstead. 

William H. Davis, b. Hampstead, served in 15th X. H. Vol. Reg. from 
Sept. 11, 1862, to Aug. 13, 1863. Living in Hampstead. 

Benjamin G. Currier, b. Salem, X. H., served in 15th X. H. Reg. from 
Sept. 12, 1862, to Aug. 13th, 1863. Dead. 

Thomas M. Arnold, b. Hampstead, served in 11th X. H. Reg. from 
Apr. 13, 1862, to June 4, 1865. Died in Haverhill, Mass., May 6, 1889. 

George Allen, b. Kingston, served in 11th X. H. Reg. from Aug. 12, 

1862, to June 19, 1863. Living in Hampstead. 

Warren A. Kimball, b. Bradford, Mass., served in 15th X. H. Reg. 
from Sept. 11, 1861, to Aug. 13, 1863. Living in Haverhill, Mass. 

Frank H. Little, b. Hampstead, served in 11th X^. H. Reg. from Aug. 
12, 1862, to July 13, 1865. Living in Danvers, Mass. 

Charles Stevens, b. in Raymond, X. H., served in 59th Mass. Reg. from 
Feb. 27, 1864, to Aug. 10, 1865; was in the battles of the Wilderness, 
Fort Steadman and Spottsylvania. Living in Hampstead. 

Linus H. Little, b. Hampstead, served in 11th X'^. H. Reg. from Aug. 
12, 1862, to Juno 3. 1865. Living in Haverhill, Mass. 

Henry C. Little, b. Hampstead, served in 11th X. H. Reg. from Aug. 
12. 1862, to death April 6, 1865. 

George W. Bickford, b. Campton, X. H., served in 11th X. H. Keg. 
from Aug. 15, 1862, to June 4, 1865. 

Horace Barrett, b. Bridgewater, served in 7th X\ H. Reg. from Oct. 21, 
1861, to wounded at Ferdandina, Florida, June 4, 1863. 

Allen B. Martin, b. Dickenson, X. Y., served in 11th X. H. Reg. from 
Aug. 12, 1862, to death at Concord, Apr. 21, 1865. 



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Charles H. Shannon, b. Hanipstead, served in 11th X. H. Reg. from 
Aug. 13, 1802, to died of wounds at Washington, D. C, Dec. 31, 1862. 

Elbridge G. Wood, b. Sandown, served in 15th N. H. Reg. from Sept. 
10, 1862, to Aug. 13, 1863, as 1st Lieutenant. 

Simeon Dana Hinds, b. Lowell, Mass., served in 7th X. H. Reg. from 
Aug. 5, 1801, to May 17, 1862. Living in Sanbornton, N. H. 

Samuel Morse, b. Hampstead, served in 7th N. H. Reg. from Sept. 24, 
1S61, to Apr. 28, 1862. Died in Hampstead. 

Thomas W. Morse, b. Hampstead, served in 7th N. H. Reg. from Sept. 
'24, 1861, to Dec. 27, 1864; severely wounded at Fort Wagner, S. C. Living 
in Sandown, N. H. 

Nathaniel Frost, b. Salias, Me., served in 15th X. H. Reg. from Sept. 
loth, 1862, to Aug. 13, 1863. Died in Haverhill, Mass. 

Marquis J. Brewster, b. Unity, X. H., served in 4th X. H. Reg. from 
Aug. 12, 1861, to Jnly 13, 1862. 

James F, Hall, b. Salem, X. H., served in 4th X. H. Reg. from Sept. 
2-i, 1861, to Jan. 12, 1862. Died Oct., 1899, at Haverhill. 

Hazen L. Hoyt, b. Hampstead, served in 15th X. H. Reg. from Sept. 
15, 1862, to Aug. 13, 1863. Living in Lemars, Iowa. 

David L. X. Hoyt, b. Hampstead, served in 15th X. H. Reg. from Sept. 
12, 1862, to Aug. 13, 1863. Living in Hampstead. 

Leonard Hutchens, b. Hampstead, served in 15th X. H. Reg. from 
Sept. 6, 1862, to Aug. 13, 1863. Died in Hampstead. 

Albert C. Brickett, b. Hampstead, served in 11th X. H. Reg, from Aug. 
IStb, 1862, to June 24, 1865. Living in Haverhill, Mass. 

William L. S. Tabor, b. Methuen, served in 15th X. H. Reg. from Sept. 
1862, to Aug. 13, 1863. Living in Derry. 

Adin T. Little, b. Hampstead, served in 1st Reg. X. H. Yol. from Sept. 
14, 1864, to June 15, 1805. Died in Hampstead. 

John F. Johnson, b. Hampstead, served in 18th X. H. Reg. from Mar. 
27, 1865, to May 6, 1865. 

Daniel J. Wilson, b. Methuen, served in 18th X. H. Reg. from Feb. 27, 
1865, to May 6, 1865. 

Others credited to tliis town, besides the thirtj^'-eight who 

served as substitutes were : — 

William Barrett, Thomas D. Barker, Joseph J. Calef, William R. 
Couch, James E. Collins, Leander Harris, William Henry Johnson, who 
served in the 15th X. H., and died at Memphis, Tenn., when on his way 
home, Lewis Legacey, George H. McDuffee, Charles Stevens, Henry B. 
Thorne, John L. Woodsum and John West. 

There are now living in Hampstead in addition to those 
named in the foregoing lists : 

Ezra W. Foss, b. in Alton, X. H., served in 11th X. H. Reg. from Aug. 
20, 1862, to June 6, 1865. 



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Harlan P. Clark, b. in Derry, served in 1st Reg. X. H. Vol. Inf. from 
May 4th, ISCl. to Aug. 9, 18(51. 

William H. Binrell, b. Plaistow. served in 10th Mass. Inf. from Sept. 
];», 18«>4, to May 30, 1865, credited to Shutesbury, Mass. 

John I'aro, born in Plattsburg, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1846; enlisted Sept. 7, 
18i'4, as private in Co. H, 2nd Reg. of Veteran Cavalry of X. Y. State; 
served until Aug. 2:'), 18tl5, then enlisted in regular army and served on 
the western frontier about three years. Married Odile Vyron of Man- 
chester, X. H. They have an only daughter, Delecia, b. Aug. 9, 1879. 

Benjamin F. Rowe, b. in Franklin, X. H., served in 14th Mass. Inf. 
from July 5, 1862, for three years, appointed 2d lieutenant Sept. 24, 
1804, to July 31, 1865. 

Edward F. Xoyes, b. in Plaistow, served in 16th X. H. Reg. from Sept. 
25, 1862, to Aug. 20, 1863, credited to Hillsboro, X. H. 

Carlos W\ Xoyes, b. Manchester, X. H., served in 1st Reg. X. H. Vol. 
n. artillery, from July 14, 1803, to June 5, 1865, credited Londonderry, 
X. H. 

Richard B. Watson, b. Charlestown, Mass., served in Co. G, 10th X. H. 
Reg. from Aug. 14, 1862, to Jan. 21, 1865. 

Asa T. Worrhen, b. Fremont, X. H., served in 11th X. H. Reg. from 
Aug. 1.5, 1862, transferred to U. S. Xavy, Oct. 14, 1862, to Mar. 7, 1863. 

Charles Bassett, b. Pittsfiekl, X. H., served in 2nd Reg. X. H. Vol. Inf- 
from Aug. 16, 1861, to Dec. 19, 1865, appointed corporal Xov. 1, 1864, 
sergeant. Doc. 7, 1864. 

Frederick Spollett, b. Derry, served in 1st X. H. Reg. Vol. Inf. from 
Sept. 17, 1861, to Sept. 25, 1864. 

Benj. F. Evans, b. Strafford, X. H., served in 10th Reg. X. H. Vol. Inf. 
from Sept. 1, 1862, to Dec. 15, 1863. Wounded at Racoon Ford, Va. 

Loren M. Chase, served in Co. A. 4th Mass. Cavalry, from Xov. 13, 
1863, to Nov. 14, 1865. 

Others m town whose service I have not, are : — 

George G. Pinneo, Albert G. Rand, Elmer Lowell, Charles Godfrey, 
Charles F. Evans, James D. Felloy, George W. Baker, John Little, Jacob 
Townsend and Reuben Beebe. 

Hampstead has one wliose heroism has phicetl him among 
the '' Heroes of the nation," Daniel G. George. The sketch 
of his army and navy life we take particular pride in recording. 

Daniel G. George, born in Plaistow, N. H., July 7, 1840, 
son of Lyman P. and Eliza S. (Horton) George. Enlisted 
from Salem, N. H., Sept. 10, 1861, in Co. D, 1st Mass. Cav- 
alry, Capt. A. H. Stevens commanding, under Col. Robert 
Williams. He was discharged from army and navy service 
June 17, 18G6. 



HAMPSTBAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 301 

As Mr. Geoi'o-e relates the followinoc interestma- items of 
his remarkable army and navy experiences he makes no per- 
sonal claims for distinction. He is well known as the only 
living survivor of the crew engaged in the destruction of the 
Rebel Ironclad Albemarle, in the Roanoke river, on the morn- 
ing of Oct. 27th, 186-1, in company of the brave Associate 
Commander, who has been called " the Pride of the American 
Navy," Lieut. Commander William B. Cushing. 

In 1857, Daniel G. George, then seventeen years of age, 
joined a whaleship at New Bedford and set sail for a four 
years' cruise in the Arctic ocean. When but three days out 
to sea he was instructed into the romance of a whaler's life, 
with the smashing of his boat by a " right whale," and left for 
some hours at the mercy of the waves. Again, amid the howl- 
ing of a fierce storm, the ship was saved only by a remarkable 
coincidence. Once he was rescued from a freezing bath in 
the Arctic ocean, himself and mates a mass of ice. Again, 
in a tempest, or furious gale, he was thrown from the top gal- 
lant yard into the sea. While sailing on the coast of South 
America their sliip was overtaken by a furious tempest and 
entirely submerged in a huge wave and saved only by their 
cargo of oil. 

It was after four years of such experiences that he enlisted 
in the service of the U. S. He was raised to Orderly Ser- 
geant in his regiment, was in many guerilla skirmishes, the 
battle of Antietam and twenty-one other general engagements, 
was taken prisoner at Aldee, when fifty out of fifty-four men 
in his company were killed, wounded or taken prisoner. 

He was not then captured, however, until his horse, pierced 
with bullets, fell upon his lame leg, which was before broken 
and fractured at Hilton Head. 

As a prisoner he was marched from Aldee to Stanton, June 
17, 1863, barefoot, the confederates having stolen his boots. 
The last fifty miles of his journey liis feet became so wounded 
and lacerated that every step was marked by blood. From 
Stanton he was taken to Libby prison. Ten days later he was 



302 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

removed to Castle Thunder, and finally to Belle Isle, from 
thence he escaped, having induced his guard to run away 
A\ith liim. Their passage through the whole route was one 
of great excitement and danger. All day he lay in negro 
cabins, at night they pressed on in their dangerous march. After 
reporting at headquarters he was ordered to Annapolis and re- 
turned to his regiment. 

When his term of enlistment expired he reenlisted, and 
every man but two of the company followed his influence, 
tlie only company of the regiment to reenlist as a whole. 
For this action the government gave a month's furlough as a 
company. They went to Boston, and wliile in Faneuil hall 
before a crowded audience, his Capt. (Charles F. Adams Jr.), 
eulogized him so generously that Gov. Andrews there pul)- 
licly promised, and afterwards presented hini with a captain's 
commission, but preferring to remain in his own regiment he 
declined the distinguished honor. He soon after received a 
lieutenant's commission in his own regiment (1st Mass. Cav- 
alry), but having applied for a transfer to the navy he de- 
clined the commission. He then became an able seaman in 
the U. S. navy, and was ordered to the Receiving Sliip sta- 
tioned at Brooklyn Navy Yard. 

While on the Receiving Ship a draft was made for men for 
the U. S. sloop of war Chicopee. During all of his service his 
firm friend, or chum (as George calls him) was Edward J. 
Houghton ; they had resolved not to be separated. The draft 
for the Chicopee took Houghton but not Daniel George, but 
he resolved to go with his friend if possible. They found 
one William Smith, an ordinary seaman, who had been drafted 
but preferred to remain where he was. An exchange of pa- 
pers was made. Daniel G. George became William Smith, 
an ordinary seaman, and Smith became George, an able sea- 
man, each to answer to the other's name. When the drafted 
men were caUed and WiUiam Smith was named, Daniel G. 
George stood as Smith, and became one of the crew of 
the Chicopee stati(med in Albemarle sound, Capt. Arnold 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 303 

in command, and was made coxswain of Lieut. Walker's 
boat. 

Upon learning of Commander Cushing's intended purpose 
of capturing or destroying the Albemarle, George, Houghton, 
and another ordinary seaman, volunteered to go with Cush- 
mg, the only men who volunteered unasked. Their request 
was granted. Thus George, Houghton, and thirteen others, 
including Lt. Com. Gushing, constituted the crew of one of 
the most daring, successful and important expeditions of any 
war, which was to destroy a mighty engine of war. 

We read in a description of the Rebel Ram Albemarle, by 
one who helped build her, " She was the most perfect vessel 
of her size ever constructed." In an account of the battle of 
the Ram Albemarle off the mouth of the Roanoke river, May 
5, 1864, wliich was then told "to be the bravest, most deter- 
mined action of vessels afloat for the last one hundred years." 

" In this battle the Albemarle received over three hundred 
heavy shot and shell, was struck by a vessel of thousands of 
tons burden, steammg at a speed of eleven miles an hour 
without being damaged by her, fighting single-handed, nine 
heavily armed Federal gun boats from 3 P. m. until dark, on 
a spring day, without losing a man, with no damage beyond 
a denting on her armor, and at her own pleasure returning to 
her moorings at Plymouth." 

" The most skilled mechanics gold could hire were employed 
in her construction. The construction of the ram had cost 
the Confederates $1,500,000," so said Admiral Porter in his 
testimony. 

In Report No. 157, of the 2d Session of the 44th Congress 
of the United States, the committee stated that " the Rebel 
Ram Albemarle was destroyed by a torpedo boat under com- 
mand of Lieut. W. M. Gushing, on the night of Oct. 27, 
1864, at Plymouth, N. C. 

This report says, " Lieut. Gushing and his men received 
the thanks of Congress on Dec. 20th, 1864." They were, 
signed by Schuyler Colfax and Abraham Lincoln. 



304 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

In Report No. 849, of the 47th Congress in the Senate of 
the United States, we read, " Lieut. Gushing, the pride of 
the American Navy." " Daniel G. George and W. B. Gush- 
ing pulled the lanyards which humortalizecl them both." 

In the same Gongressional Report an honorable senator is 
made to say, " The romance of war has seldom developed a 
more extraordinary character, and never has exhibited more 
elevated though unconscious patriotism and sublime courage 
than Daniel G. George." 

This report from Gongress Avas to the fact of Mr. George 
having been paid prize money for his aid in capturing the 
Albemarle, and led to atfcicks upon his claims which Avere 
silenced by tlie following letter which was written to sustaui 
the rights of Daniel G. George '•'alias Bill Smith." 

Cambridge University, March 21, 1883. 
I recognize this day Mr. William Smith, whom I have not seen since 
1866, as the William Smitli who served with me on board the U. S. Ship 
Chicopee as an ordinary seaman in the years 1864, 1865, 1886. 

He is genuine. During my association with him he won the reputa- 
tion of being an honest, faithful, and brave man, and during my term of 
service with him ho received from the U. S. Navy Dept. from my hands, 
as the Executive Officer of the Chicopee, a Medal of Honor for an act of 
gallantry performed on Oct. 27, 1864, in particiijating in the destruction 
of the Rebel Ram Albemarle. 

Very respectfully, 

A, R. McXair, 
Lt. Com. U. S. Navy. 

The following is the paper which accompanied the Medal 
of Honor handed to ]Mr. George by Lt. Gom. McNair of the 
U. S. Navy. 

" Forwarded Mar. l.i, 1865. I. B. Montgomery, Commandant Navy De- 
partment, Washington. I have the pleasure of transmitting herewith 
the Medal of Honor awarded to you by the Secretary of the Navy, in 
(leneral Orders No. 45, dated Dec. 31, 1864, for gallant and meritorious 
conduct while serving on picket boat which destroyed the Rebel Ram 
Albemarle, at Plymouth, Oct. 27, 1864. 

Please acknowledge the receipt, 

Very respectfully, 

rrr c ^ ^- ^^ELLs, Secretary of the Navy. 

William Smith, Seaman, 

Washington Navy Yard." 



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The details of the remarkable affair have been known from 
George's own words to many of our townsmen. He says, 
" No account that I have read gives a fair representation of 
the fact. One account which has been taught in our school 
as history, says : ' Every man save two, were killed or 
drowned on the spot,' whereas only two were lost, one being 
shot, the other reported drowned." 

Old soldiers say " Nothing in the annals of war history, re- 
cords a more unequal contest, and splendid pluck, a more 
desperate effort, and magnificent result." Thrilling indeed, 
is the story as George relates it (doubted by none), telling us 
how he sat m the bow of the torpedo boat with his friend 
Houghton and Lt. Gushing, how at Cushing's order to lower 
the torpedo, George and Houghton managing the wrench, did so 
quickly, Houghton detaching it from the end of the spar, which 
he did by pulling his lanyard, leaving the torpedo afloat under 
the bottom of the ram, several feet under water, but not 
wholly separated from the boat, for " Dan " still held it by a 
lanyard or small cord attached to the mechanism, which, when 
pulled, would explode it whenever Cusliing should give the 
order to pull and explode the deadly engine of destruction. 
While he believed that it would be instant death to every man 
in the crew, he obeyed the order without any hesitancy, not a 
moment was lost. Gushing and Dan pulled their lanyards to- 
gether. In another instant they, the boat, their comrades, 
were being hurled over logs, through the ak in every direc- 
tion, into the river, some thirty feet distant. He says there 
existed not a doubt in his mind but he had pulled his last 
earthly rope, but immediately, however, he found that he was 
not dead, but in the Roanoke River, and that it was next in 
order to make one more effort for life, which he did by strik- 
ing out manfully to where he supposed the shore to be, seri- 
ously impeded by the weight of sidearms, pistols, sabres, 
ammunition, and a heavy peajacket, with pockets full of hand 
grenades of which he found it impossible to divest himself for 
a time, but as if to prove the old adage true that " fortune 



306 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

favoi-s the brave," he touched a log, and, clinging with one 
hand divested himself of useless arras and ammunition. In 
this situation he was captured and dragged, with two others 
of his brave comrades, to the shore as prisoners. 

It has been said that one Southerner was a match for several 
Yankees, but on this occasion of sendingt hese eleven boys to 
Sahsbury prison, it required one hundred rebel soldiers fully 
armed and equipped, to do the simple duty of escorting them. 

The horrors of that prison have been often related, but 
never realized until we have listened to the tale of one who 
has experienced the horrors and miseries endured by the 
victims. 

After five months in that dreadful den, George was released 
among a ragged, starving multitude of 2,000 wretched, emaci- 
ated men, who were permitted to once more look upon beau- 
ful nature, and walk with freedom the soil of their native 
land. When he entered that fatal enclosure there were 10,000 
men sti-ong in their courage, but death had taken 8,000 from 
the ranks. 

Mr. George rejoined his messmates, who gladly received 
him on board the U. S. sloop of war Chicopee, Avhere he 
remained until the 17th of June, 1866, when he returned to 
his cliildhood scenes. 

He married Miss Lizzie Beardsley of Exeter, N. H. They 
have ten children, all living. 

The regular army of the U. S. has received several recruits 
in later years from our boys, and Hampstead has now a rep- 
resentative in Charles Clough, son of George A., and grand- 
son of Charles W. Clough, who enlisted in August, 1899, in 
the 26th Mass. Infantry, for service in the Philippines. 



THE CEMETERIES. 



" The boast of Heraldry, the pomp of power, 
And all beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, 
Await alike the inevitable hour; 
The path of glory leads but to the grave." 

Grey^s Elegy. 

There are ten burial places in Hampstead. The earliest 
occupied by our ancestors as far as we learn, is situated about 
one-fourth of a mile from the Peter Morse " Garrison House " 
and mill. It has been written that there are one hundred 
graves without a stone to mark the spot. From searching 
about the desolate spot, there was seen about twenty-five or 
thirty sadly neglected graves, marked generations ago by flat 
stones at the head and foot of the graves, but without in- 
scription. It is said that there are one or more with a rudely 
chiselled " J," which may have marked the grave of some 
Johnson, as they were numerous in that location in the early 
history of Hampstead. The ground is now turned into com- 
mon pasturage, a fence running through it, with graves on 
either side. 

We are told that here were buried the bodies of Peter 
Morse and wife, Tamosine (Hale) Morse, Lieut. Edmund 
Morse and his two wives, Rachael Rowell and Priscilla Carl- 
ton, members of Nathan Webster's family, several of the 
Johnson families, and others of that section of the town. The 
greater number of deaths in that quiet resting place, it is said, 
were from the dreaded throat distemper in years from 1735 
to 1760, which originated in a INIr. Clough's family, a short 
distance away, in West Kingston. 

The Center burial ground seems to have been selected soon 
after the first settlement in the central and southwestern 
parts of the town. Here became the resting place of pastor 
and people, many of the early settlers and townsmen. 

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308 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Quaint headstones, inscribed with names and memories 
now lield in reverence, are thickly placed over the sacred 
ground. It is probable that the earlier graves were not 
marked l)y either stone or wood. In former days gravestones 
were o-enerally brought from England, all finished, except 
the inscription or lettering of name and age of the deceased. 
Some bore designs of weeping willows, angels' faces, hearts, 
and even coffins are seen in cemeteries or old burial places 
in our town. 

The custom of marking the resting places of the dead by 
erecting monuments, whether in the form of pyramids, obe- 
lisks, triumphal arches, churches, tablets of bronze or brass, 
the unhewn shaft or simple pillar, is but a natural expression 
of the better feelings of man, and the reverence with which 
he holds his kindred. 

Wliile there are many costty and fine monuments in our 
cemeteries, appropriately inscribed, there is a certain fitness 
between the memorial and the family to whom they were 
placed in kindly remembrance. On the face of the tomb of 
Rev. Henry True (see illustration) is the inscription : — 

This Monument 

is sacred to the Memory of 

Rev. Henky Tkue, A. M., 

First pastor of the church in Hampstead, 

Who suddenly departed this life on the 22d day of May, 1782, 

in the 57tli year of his age and 30th of liis ministry. 

He left a widow and eight children to mourn over his tomb. 

Revelation was his guide, 

And reason his companion. 

He was an affectionate husband, a tender parent, and a faithful friend. 

Prudence, Integrity, Condecension and Dignity 

Are happily united in his character, together with 

Judgment, learning and devotion. 

A testimony of his worth is embalmed in the minds 

Of his acquaintances, to whom he was endeared in life, and by whom 

he was lamented in death. 

With cheering beat the radiant sun 
March'd to his full were di-earie blaze, 

But while we mark'd the course it run 
To other climes, it sped its way 

To fill a more exalted sphere. 
The saints rejoice to see its ray 

And angels hail him welcome there. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIllE. 309 

Close by are stones marked 

Mrs. Ruth Truk, relict of Rev. Henry True, ^t. 82 

Also one inscribed : — 

This Monument 

is erected in remembrance of 

Dea. John True, 

In testimony of his excellent virtues as a member of civil 

and religious society. 

He vpas born of eminently pious parents, December 26, 1761, 

And deceased December 3, 1824. 

As an officer in the church he vras prudent, devout, and fervent in spirit, 

As a magisti-ate he was discriminately upright and just. 

As a friend and neighbor he was faithful and benevolent. 

His works of piety and love 

Remain before the Lord. 
Honor on earth and joys above 

Shall be his sins removed. 

The first person buried in the Center ground was a Mr. 
Hadley, who was drowned in the Island Pond. 

A rude stone, with the following inscription in print, rude- 
ly chiselled, shows the deceased to have been of the earliest 
generation in New England: — 

In memory of Mrs. Mary Ayer, widow of Deacon James Ayer, 

Who died May the 14, 1777, 

in the 87 year of her age, 

Mother of the wife of Rev. Henry True. 

Some of the early inscriptions are as follows : — 

Here lies buried the body of Mr. Michael Johnson, who died Aug. 
25, 1746, in the 60 year of his age. 

In Memory of Mr. John Johnson, son of Mr. Michael and Mrs. Mary 
Johnson, died Feb'y 26th, 1756, in ye 56th year of his age. 

Here lies buried the body of Mr. Jonathan Pierpoint, A. M., who 
departed this life Jan'y 12th, 1758, ^t. 62. 

JosiAH Davis, d. 1796, aged 72. 

Mr. Jabez Hoit, died Sept. 17, 1843, aged 78. 

Weep not, dear friends, I tell you all 
I go to dwell with Christ on high; 

I hear my blessed Savour call. 
And trusting in his promise, die. 



310 MEISRiKIAL OF THK TOWN OF 

Mrs. CiiARLOTTK, wife of Mr. Jabez Hoit, died Feb. 7, 1828, ^t. 63. 

Friends nor physicians could not save 
My mortal body from the grave; 
Nor can the grave conllne me here 
When Christ summons me to appear. 

A tomb erected beare the following inscription : — 

This monument is erected to the memory of John Hogg, Esq., who 

departed this life March 6th, 1795, in the 91 year of his age. 

Mrs. Elizabeth Hogg, relict of John Hogg, Esq., departed this life 

Nov. 30th, 1796, in the 9od year of her age. 

Stones marked ^^'itll a design of an urn read : — 
Capt. Hezekiah Hutchens departed this life June 13, 1796, ^t. 68. 

Mrs. Anna Hutchens, relict of Capt. Hezekiah Hutchens, died May 

6, 1812, JFA. 78. 

Daniel Little, Esq., died Jan. 13, 1841, ^t. 91. 

A tender husband in his days, 
A much lamented friend lies here; 
When Christ returns to call him forth 
The rising day will show his worth. 

IIaxxah, wife of Daniel Little, Esq., died March 23, 1822, ^t. 65. 

The pains she long endured are now removed, 
Her body moulders in the silent tomb, 
But gone, we trust, to some more blissful home, 
Her spirit reigns where joys in fulness live. 

Mr. Moses Little, died March 11, 1831, ^Et. 53. 

When death is sent by God above. 
Calls us from those we fondly love. 
He does not always warning give. 
Dear friends, be careful how you live. 

Mrs. Mary, relict of the late Moses Little, diedJApril 5, 1845, aged 61. 

The dead we may never bring again, 
Or wake to life their sleeping clay, 
Whose time of pain & tear are done. 
For joys that pass no more again. 

M. 23, 1751. Samuel Stevens, Deceased. 

A. 25, 1750, Rachel Stkvens. 

The land chosen for the burial of the dead in the West 
District, bordering on or near the Sandown line, on a hill 
from which miles of the surrounding country is seen, was 
settled early, and we find names of Pressey, Chase, Currier, 



HAMPSTEAD, NKW HAMPSHIRE. 311 

Tucker, Merrill, Eastman, Calef, and others of the early set- 
tlers of that section. There are many inscriptions on stones 
crumbling to decay, of interest in their day, showing them 
to be above the ordinary ones in use. 

Timothy Stevens, died June 19, 1801, aged 79 yrs. 
Elizabeth Stevens, his wife, died Feb. 21, 1830, aged 89 yrs. 
Mrs. Polly Stevens, daughter of Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Elizabeth Ste- 
vens, who died Feb. 2, 1797, ^Et. 23. 

Here I must lie within this grave, 

My flesh and bones a rotting. 
When this you see pray think of me, 

liCss I shall be forgotten. 
I once had life as well as you, 

But now my days are over; 
Here I must stay till judgment day, 

Then meet my great Jehovah. 

Sacred to the memory of Mary Stevens, daughter of Mr. Timothy 

& Mrs. Susanna Stevens, who died August the 12, A. D. 1772, 

in 19 year of her age. 

Sacred to the memory of Sarah Stevens, daughter of Mr. Timothy 
Stevens, who died July 21, 1787, in the 4th year of her age. 

Memento Mon. In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Little, Consort of 

Samuel Little, daughter of Mr. Timothy Stevens, 

who died Sept. 1.5, 1794, .Et. 83. 

"Sacred to the memory of Maky Stevens, daughter of Mr. Timothy 

Stevens & Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens, who died August 

the 12, A.D. 1772, in 19th year of her age. 

Mr. John Bartlett, died Xov. 14, 1841, ^Et. 61. 

Behold and see, as you pass by. 
As you are now so once was I; 
As I am now so you must be, 
Prepare for death and follow me. 

The same stone bears the inscription, 

Near this spot Mr. Bartlett's Father and Mother and child were interred. 

Memento Mon. In memory of Mr. .James Huse, who departed this 
life April 11, 1753, .Et. 54. 

Dea. Jacob Tucker, died July 24, 1804, ^t. 87. 

Mrs. Lydia Tucker, consort of Mr. Jacob Tucker, died Xov. 2, 
1795, ^Et. 72. 

Miss Alice Tucker, daughter of Mr. Jacob Tucker, 
died May 12, 1801. 



312 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Here lies interred Dea. Samuel Cubbiek, who departed this life 
Sept'r ye 24th, 1766, aged 56 years 7 months & 9 days. 

Come, Mortal Man, 

And Cast an eye, 
Come Read thy Doom, 

Prepare to Die. 

In memory of Joanna Meerill, consort of Ilev. Daniel Merrill, of 

Sedwick, in the Province of Maine, and daughter of Benjamin 

and Betsey Colby, died Oct. 28, 1793, ag. 23. 

This is the place where Christians see 

And end of all eternity. 

Here their lived bodies rest in dust. 

There souls rejoicing with the just, 

Till Christ in triumph shall appear 

To raise their bodies from the flesh and fair, 

Their soul and body reunited 

Shall reign in glory reserected. 

Robert Rogers, d. 2, 7, 1770, ag. 09. 
Capt. Simon Merrill, d. Apr. 24, 1819, ag. 87. A soldier in the 
Revolution. 

Mary, w. of Capt. Simon Merrill, d. Apr. 12, 1850, ag. 72. 
Mrs. Sarah Little, died June 23, 1823, ^Et. 48. 

Her soul was tranquil and serene. 
No terrors in her looks were seen. 
The Saviour's smiles dispel'd the gloom 
And smoothed her passage to the tomb. 

Memento Mon. In memory of Mr. Jonathan Colby, who departed 
this life July 18th, A.D. ye 1793, age 80. 

Ye grey-headed sinners all 
Remember that death shall call. 
Yet after that God's trumpeter 
Will summons you to judgment. 
Therefore repent and believe 
That thro' Grace you may receive 
From Jesus life and favor, 
Then in Heaven reign forever. 

The new cemetery at tlie \dllage, recently laid out, some- 
times called the " The Eastman Cemetery," finds the graves 
of many of our citizens deceased within the past fifteen years, 
and monuments of modern design, the most imposing being 
that of Dr. Eastman's, the illustration of Avhich appeal's in 
this book. It is a beautiful spot overlooking the Wash pond 
and surrounding country. The inscriptions are all of modern 
thought or scripture passages rather than those from phrases 
selected for use on stones of former years. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 313 

At the boundary line of Atkinson and Hampstead on the 
East road, is a plot of land set off from the old Harrinian Farm, 
in which are buried the bodies of Mr. Harriman and his wife 
(a sister of Gen. Israel Putnam) and their colored servant. 
The stones are broken but traceable, and bear the inscriptions — 

Mr. Reuben Hakkiman, departed this life, Oct. 12, 1<S08, ML 82. 
Mrs. Mehitable Harriman, departed this life, March 4th, 1788, ^t. 01. 

In District No. 6 is the burial spot known as the " Hadley 
yard " in which are found the graves of many residents of that 
section. Stones of the Websters as follows : 

In memory of John Webster Esq., who died Feb'ry ye 11th, 1780, in ye 

67th year of his age. 
In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Webster, (wife of John Webster Esq. 

dec), Sept. ye 9th, 1785, in ye 76th year of her aj;e. 

Mrs. Joanna Webster, wife of Mr. Caleb Webster, who died Aug. 6th, 

1785, in the 27th year of her age. 

The only monument in that yard is of " Bunker Hill " pat- 
tern and erected to the memory of the Harrimans. 

John Harriman, died Aug. 6, 1822, aged 84. 
Abigail, his wife, died Aug. 15, 1812, ag. 71. 

On the opposite side the inscription of the son-in-law and 
daughter of John Harriman, as f oUows : 

John Clark, died Mar, 26, 1829, ag. 59, his wife, Mary Clark, died 
Mar. 27, 1869, aged 89-llm. 

Other families buried here are Morse, Johnson, Arnold, 
Moulton, Hinds, Hadley, and others. 

The " Ray " Cemetery at District No. 7, in which families 
of that name, Merricks, Johnsons, Clayton, and others in that 
vicinity lie buried. There are also the graves of Anson Bean, 
David McLaren, Charles Chew, and William Clayton, soldiers 
in the Civil war buried here. 

" Pine Ridge Cemetery," also in District No. 7, was ac- 
cepted by the town in March last as a gift from Mr. Tappan 
Carter. Mr. Allen B. Martin was the first body to be buried 
in this place in 1865. 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Near the home of Mr. George Bragg, is a family plot where 
lie buried the grandparents of the family, Mr. George R. 
Bragg and wdfe, Martha (Rand) Bragg, also two children 
of Mr. Toljyne. 

Another family " Sacred Lot " is on the jNIarshall farm, 
where Capt. William Marshall and others were buried. 

While some of our burial places are simply old fashioned 
grave-yards \vith very little about them, like what is seen in 
cemeteries in large towns or cities, nor are they as well kept 
as should be, we are proud to mention that this anniversary 
year, an effort has been made by our citizens to beautify and 
improve the lots, especially the " Center Cemetery " by build- 
ing a nice face wall along the street, replacing the toppling 
stones, cleaning the moss and decayed matter from those stones 
on wliich, by age and neglect, the inscriptions had become 
almost obliterated, and other good work has been done. 

Judge I. W. Smith in the appendix of his pamphlet in 1849 
sa3'S " For the first eighteen years there was no record of deaths. 
For the next six years only a few are recorded. The full record 
commences in 1752. It was kept by Rev. Henry True and 
was continued by his son John True, Esq., and by Rev. John 
Kelly, to the close of the year 1846, and since by Rev. J. M. 
C. Bartley. The whole number of deaths recorded from 
1746 to 1849 is 1128. The greatest number was in 1756 
and amounted to thirty. The proportion to the population 
is one in eighty-one annually." 

While I have not followed out the mortality since 1849, 

I have completed to 1899 the list of aged people who have 

lived and died in Hampstead, having arrived at the age of 

ninety years and upwards, as follows : — 

Mr. Stephen Johnson, .... died 

Widow Davis, 

Widow Sarah Emerson, .... 

Capt. Jona. Carlton, 

Dea. Joseph French, .... 

John Hogf^, Esq., 

"Widow of John Hogg, Esq., . 
Widow Eleanor Copps, 



1769 aged 91 


1770 




94 


1770 




90 


1794 




94 


1794 




92 


1795 




91 


179G 




92 


1801 




92 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



315 



Mr. Samnol Jobuson, 
Widow Mary Carlton, 
Widow Hannah Brown, 
Widow Hannah Eastman, 
Widow Martha Webster, 
Mr. Samuel Kelly, 
Mr. John Atwood, 
Widow of Joshua Knight, 
Mr. Edmond Morse. 
Widow Knight, . 
Widow Quimby, 
Widow Judith French, 
Capt. Wm. Marshall, 
Widow Dorothy Cotton, 
Miss Sarah Doller, . 
Widow Sarah George, 
Widow of Joseph Webster 
Dea. Job Kent, 
Widow Anne Knight, 
Daniel Little Esq., 
Amos Buck Sr., 
Hannah French, . 
Alice Pierce, 
Miss Sally Little, 
Anna Morse, 
Dea. Jonathan Kent, 
Susan K. Eastman, . 
Sophia Moulton, 
Dr. Isaac Tewksbury, 
Mrs. Alice Shannon, 
Widow Myra B. Graves, 
Miss Hannah M. Howard 
Widow Polly Woods, 



died 1801 aged 90 

" 1803 " 90 

1804 " 90 

" 1806 " 91 

1809 " 97 

1810 '• 92 
" 1812 " 97 

1812 " 91 

" 1816 " 90 

1816 " 90 

" 1818 " 90 

1822 " 90 

" 1822 " 96 

" 1816 " 96 

" 1828 " 90 

1830 " 97 

1834 " 95 

" 1837 " 94 

" 1839 " 92 

" 1841 " 91 

July 8, 1859 " 92 

Nov., 1859 " 96 

Mar., 1866 " 90 

" Mar. 27, 1870 " 92 

Feb., 1871 " 90 

" Dec, 1874 " 91 

April, 1883 " 96 

" Nov., 1883 " 91 

Jan. 25, 1885 " 90 

1889 " 92 

" 1894 " 94 

" Jan., 1895 " 93 

" June, 1899 " 95 



SKETCHES, ILLUSTRATIONS AND GENEALOGICAL 

NOTES. 



It lias been said by a great naturalist, Alexander Von 
Humboldt, that " the specific work of civilization is to get 
the individual out of the mass and to exalt personality." 
History, wliether it be local or general, is a help to society, 
and a promoter of civilization, because it brings into public 
observation and scrutiny the men and women of any period 
of the past, who, by ability, strength, activity, insight and 
opportunity, have led the way in all good works, and are as 
models and examples for succeeding generations. 

It is not my privilege to exalt one citizen of the present 
generation above another. Their personal characteristics and 
individual traits of character are shown to us in their every 
day acts and life ; their ability, in the results attained from 
their work for themselves and others among us. An eminent 
writer has described an ideal citizen as one " who applies 
himself peacefully to liis work, and yet, upon the call of gen- 
eral need, each one obeys and acts together." We have seen 
much of uniting for a certain aim or pui-pose by our people 
in town, and certainly, as a combined whole, our citizens may 
be classed as ideal townsmen. 

In the reproducing of the likenesses of our citizens or 
former residents, I have endeavored to place some representa- 
tive from the old settled families, or natives of the town, 
prominent in the upbuilding of Hampstead. In several in- 
stances four generations from some prominent family are rep- 
resented. I have been guided in the size and style of the 
illustrations, except those of the committee of arrangements 
for the 150th celebration (which are all full page) , by the style 
and finish of the photographs received to work from, giving 

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HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 317 

more work upon the grandfathers' portraits than those of the 
younger generation, as far as practicable. 

The otlier illustrations are of noted landmarks of histori- 
cal associations, as marking the birthplace of some worthy- 
citizen, or place of local interest and pride. 

Many of the private residences are scenes of busy people, 
who are ever active, adding in some way to the thrift and 
prosperity of the community, having lived to give testimony 
with the writer, who says : " I have lived to know that the 
great secret of human happiness is this : Never suffer your 
energies to stagnate. The old adage, ' Too many irons in 
the fire ' conveys an untruth. You cannot have too many — 
poker, tongs and all, keep them agoing." 

A brief description of the illustrations, genealogically and 
historically, as far as I have learned in the few months of 
the preparation of this work, follows : — 

Isaac William Smith was the second child of Isaac and 
Mary (Clarke) Smith, and grandson of Joseph Smith, Adju- 
tant in Lt. Col. Welch's company, of Plaistow, under Brig. 
Gen. Whipple, who joined the continental army at Sarato- 
ga in 1777. He was born in Hampstead May 18, 1825. 

His early years were passed in the quiet atmosphere of 
his native village, and in attendance of brief periods at the 
academies in Salisbury, Derry and Sanbornton. At the 
age of fifteen years he was sent to pursue his studies pre- 
paratory for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., 
then under the care of vSamuel H. Taylor, L.L. D., one 
of the most distinguished educators that this country 
has as yet produced. After completing his preparatory 
studies he entered Dartmouth college in 1842. The Presi- 
dent of the college, Rev. Nathan Lord, D. D. was then in 
the full meridian of that remarkable career which secured 
for him a place among the foremost college presidents of the 
country. Mr. Smith graduated in 1846, and in the spring of 
1847 commenced his legal studies in the office of Wilham 



318 MEMOKIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Smith at Lowell, Mass. After spending nearly a year in this 
office, he removed to Manchester, N. H., and completed his 
studies in tlie office of Hon. Daniel Clark. 

He was admitted to the bar July 9, 1850, and at once com- 
menced the practice of his profession in Manchester, which he 
continued except while holding a position as judge. He was 
for live years the law partner of Hon. Daniel Clark. Mr. 
Smith was early recognized by his fellow citizens as taking a 
livelv interest in the welfare of his adopted city. He was 
president of the common council in 1851 and 1852, city so- 
licitor in 1854-'55, and mayor in 1869. He also served tw^o 
vears upon the board of school committee. In 1855 he was 
appointed judge of the police court of Manchester, but re- 
signed the office in 1857 to engage more fully in the practice 
of his profession. He was elected in 1859 to represent his 
ward in the legislature of the state, and re-elected the following 
vear, and in the latter part was chairman of the judiciary com- 
mittee of the House of Representatives. In 1862-'63 he was 
a member of the State Senate and chairman of its judiciar}^ 
committee. In 1863 he was appointed by President Lincoln 
assessor for the second internal revenue district of New Hamp- 
sliire, and held the office until 1870. He was appointed as- 
sociate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of New Hamp- 
shire, February 10, 1874, by Governor Straw. In August of 
that year the court was reorganized, and he Avas appointed by 
(Tovernor Weston associate justice of the new court, and held 
the office until the court was again reorganized in August, 
1876. In July, 1887, a vacancy occurred in the Supreme 
Court, he was appointed by Gov. Prescott to fill the position, 
which he occupied until he retired in May, 1895, having 
reached the age limitation prescribed by the constitution of 
the state. As a lawyer, Judge Smith in his practice was al- 
ways characterized by a clear judgment, unsparing industr}^ 
and unbending integrity. Upon the bench, his ability as a 
lawyer, his conscientious and thorough examination of every 
case upon which he was called to express his opinion, and 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 319 

the judicial poise and impartiality which he always maintained, 
secured for his decision the highest degree of confidence and 
respect. 

Judge Smith's personal niterest m the affairs of his Alma 
Mater, suffered no abandonment as other cares and interests 
multiplied. He was president of the Dartmouth Alumni As- 
sociation in 1881-'83, and of the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 
1882-'84. In colleoe he was one of the charter members of 
the Dartmouth Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi Society. In 
1880 he delivered before the Alumni Association an eulogy 
on the life and character of Hon. William H. Bartlett, late 
associate justice of the SujDreme Court of New Hampshire. In 
March, 1885, he was elected one of the trustees of the college, 
which position he held at the time of his decease. 

He received the degree of LL. D. from the college in 1889. 
He found time in the press of professional duties to indulge 
his taste for historical investigation, contributing his share to 
the researches of the New Hampshire Historical Society, of 
which he was made a member in 1861. In 1849 he delivered 
the address at the centennial celebration of the incorporation 
of Hampstead, which he published in pamphlet form and whicli 
is reprinted in this Ijook. His tastes in this direction gave a 
special zeal and value to a visit whicli he made in the sum- 
mer of 1878 to several scenes of historical interest in the old 
world. In 1889 he was a delegate from Manchester to the 
New Hampshire constitutional convention. He was a trustee 
of the Manchester public library since 1872, and trustee of 
the Manchester Savings Bank since 1891. He was also a mem- 
ber of the Masonic Fraternity, having received all the degrees 
to and includmg that of Knight Templer. Politically the 
sympathies of Judge Smith were with the republican party 
since its organization. He was an earnest advocate of the 
great principles which that party bore inscribed upon its ban- 
ner in our terrible Civil war, and in the period of reconstruc- 
tion which followed, and which are destined to go down to 
the future as an inspiring and plastic force in one of the great 
epochs in history. 



320 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

He was in 1856 a delegate to the national convention which 
nominated Fremont and Dayton as candidates for president 
and vice president. 

Religiously, by education and conviction, his sympathies were 
with the Orthodox Congregationalisits. He early identified 
himself with the Franklin Street Congregational Society in 
Manchester, and assumed his full share of its burdens and re- 
sponsibilities, being called at different times to fill the offices 
of president, treasurer, and director in it. In 1870 he be- 
came a member in full communion of the church with which 
that society is connected, and always took a lively interest in 
its prosperity, and in the advancement of the cause which it 
represents. 

Judge Smith was united in marriage Aug. 16, 1854, with 
Amanda W., daughter of Hon. Hiram Brown, the first Mayor 
of Manchester. Eight children were born to them : Mary A,, 
wife of V. C. Ferguson, Port Arthur, Texas ; William I., 
Bustleton, Pennsylvania ; Arthur Whitney, deceased Mar. 5, 
1886 ; Julia li., wife of W. B. Cowan, Saratoga, Wyoming ; 
Edward C, Manchester, N. H. ; Daniel C, Lawrence, Mass. ; 
Jennie P., wife of Dr. J. F. Bothfield, Newton, Mass. ; Grace 
L., wife of Frederick N. Walker, Manchester, N. H. 

Judge Isaac William Smith died November 28, 1898. 

Adj. Joseph Smith resided in Plaistow, nearly opposite the 
residence of Mr. George Donecuer. He married a Miss Saw- 
yer and had a son Timothy, and by a second marriage James 
and Isaac, and perhaps others. The family were known as 
" store keepers " there. The sons moved to Hampstead about 
1824, when Capt. James resided at West Hampstead on the 
old homestead known as Jolm Hogg place, and in the last 
twenty years Joseph Calef place. He married Sarah Col- 
by, and had several children, among whom are Rev. Daniel J., 
of West Rindge, and Moses C, of West Newbury, Mass. 

Isaac Smith, Esq., born May 31, 1793, married first, Mary 
Clark of Plaistow ; second, Sarah Clement of Salisbury, N. H. ; 




HI'. CEORGK R. HENNKTTE. 




MRS. AMELIA F. BENNE'H'E. 




OLIVER PUTNAM. 




SCHOOL HOUSE DIST. NO. I. 



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DANIEL KNIGHT STICKNEY. 




CHARLES \V. BAILEY. 




HORACIi HAII.RV, 




WALTER A. ALLP:N M. D. 




MAKSHAI.L HOME. 




LEONARD E. WEBBER. 




AVENDER CORSON. 




lOHN '^ CORSON. 



HAMPSTBAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 321 

third, Abby (Clark) Clark, of Lowell, Mass, By the first mar- 
riage he had children Isaac William and Nathaniel C, and re- 
sided where Mr. Jacob Townsend now resides. He moved to 
the residence now occupied by Charles P. Tabor and Mr. Vig- 
neault, known later as the Alfred W. Foote residence ; here 
children, Mar}^ C, who married James Brickett, of Clairmont, 
N. H., Joseph, who died young, and Ruf us Clement who mar- 
ried Helen M., daughter of Daniel Nichols, of Hampstead, were 
born. They were among the leading merchants of Hampstead 
for about fifty yeai-s, at the present store of Isaac Randall. 

RuFUS C. and Helen (Nichols) Smith have children, Susie 
C, teacher of elocution, Haverhill ; S. Kate, and Alice N. who 
married Charles H. Pearson, of Boston, July 16, 1890. They 
have children Philip Kimball, Daniel Nichols, and Clement 
Smith. Mr. Smith held many offices of trust in town, and has 
resided in Haverhill for the past twenty years. 

The following letter was received from Mr. Henry True, 
Marion, Ohio, in response to an inquiry as to the service of 
Rev. Henry True, as chaplain in the old French war, etc., 
from papers in his possession. Mr. True also sent a tracing 
of the autograph of Rev. Henry True in an " Almanac," 
1753, which we reproduce here: 

e^n/ru-- yr-z^ce, //^3, 



Mariox, Ohio, Oct. 16th, 1899. 
Miss Hakriette E. Noyes, Westville, N. H. 

As requested in yours, 14th inst., I send you items in regard to my great 
grandfather, Rev. Henry True, the first pastor of the church in Hamp- 
stead. These items appear in the genealogy of the True family, pre- 
pared by my father, the late Dr. Henry Ayer True. 

Rev. Henry True, born Feb'y 27, 1726, died May 22, 1782. Graduated 




322 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

H. C. 1750. Ordained and installed at Hampstead, N. H., June 24, 1752. 
Mar. Ruth Ayer, daughter of Dea. James Ayer of Haverhill, Mass., Nov. 
30 1753. His acceptance of the call is dated May 13, 1752. The salary 
voted was four hundred each of ye two first years, then five hundred a 
year, old tenor money. Afterwards one thousand, old tenor, one-half 
labor and materials of building, and twenty cords of wood annually 
after he had a family; and peaceable possession of ye land granted to ye 
first minister who should settle in Timberlane (Hampstead). 

The almanacs of the years 1753, 1754, on the blank leaves, have inserted 
for notes, certain sentences after each date which allude to his intended 
wife, the building of his house, and other items, generally in Latin. 

Mr. True was twice chaplain in "the old French war," in the years 
1759 and 1762. His Bible which he carried with him has the dates, 
" Fort Edward, June 30, 1759," "at Crown Point, Sept. 25, 1762." 

He left a journal of his camp life which is nearly entire. 

He mentions Captain, afterwards Col. and Gen. Bailey, who resided in 
Hampstead, and afterwards settled in Newbury, Vt. The Journal is 
written partly in English and partly in Latin. 

" Monday, June 18, 1759, from Saratoga to Camp Miller, seven miles; 
and 19tb, seven miles to Fort Edward, supper with Mr. Forbsand Briga- 
dier Ruggles. July 3, removed from Fort Edward to Lake George. 
Moved down to Ticonderoga & invested it July 24. Returned to Fort 
Edward July 26 to 30 at Albany; at Schenectady 30th. Aug. 3d, heard 
of Fort Niagara being taken, passed by H. Williams about 18 miles 
from Schenectady, passed Fort Hunter; Aug. 9th, up Mohawk 
river, with Gen. Gage; 10th to Fort Stanwig, 13th Lake Oneida, 16th to 
Oswego." Sept. 19th he mentions the capture of Quebec by Gen. Wolfe. 
Being ill, he with about fifty N. H. men were ordered home, where he 
arrived Oct. 18th. 

In 1762 he left Hampstead June 29th, reached Crown Point July 10th, 
and returned home Oct. 16th. He mentions Col. Goffe, Col. Whiting, 
Rev. Mr. Taylor of Conn., and Mr. Fessenden. 

After the commencement of the Revolutionary war his salary was 
small and ho labored on the land first given him, and received also some 
land for his services as chaplain. 

He was an ardent Whig during the Revolution; would use no foreign 
tea, but sometimes a domestic kind, " such as Judy Goodwin sent from 
Hailstown in a long birch box." When he built a cider mill he told 
Dea. Goodwin he would not shingle it till he knew whether Lord North 
would have it or not. He wrote a piece of poetry against the use of 
tea and published it, 

I expect to photograph and print the Journal, and will send you sev- 
eral copies. I enclose tracing of autograph of Rev. Henry True. 

Very truly yours, 

Henry Truk. 

Edmund Tucker Eastman, M. D., was born in Hamp- 



HAMPSTEA.D, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 323 

stead, New Hampshire, November 6, 1820, and died in Bos- 
ton, November 7, 1892. He spent his boyhood days on his 
father's farm, and in attending the district school in Hamp- 
stead. About the age of seventeen he entered Atkinson 
Academy, and fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andov- 
er, graduating in 1842. He graduated from Harvard Uni- 
vereity in tlie class of 1846, receiving his degree of A. B., 
and entered Harvard Medical School from which he was grad- 
uated, and received his degree of M. D. in 1850, and A. M. 
in 1854. Dr. Eastman took an active part in public affairs. 
He was a republican in politics and represented Ward Seven- 
teen, Boston, in the House of Representatives in the Legisla- 
ture of 1882 and 1883. He served on the Boston School 
Board for eleven years. He was a member of the Board of 
Overseers of the Poor of Boston for three years, and held the 
office of Dispensary Physician for five years, and Warden for 
four years. He was a distributer of the Howard Benevolent 
Society for over thirty years ; a life-member of the Webster 
Historical Society ; a member of the New England Historic- 
Genealogical Society and Law and Order League and a life 
member of the Young Men's Christian Association and of the 
American Sunday School Union. He served the Old South 
Church as Sunday School Superintendent for six years, and 
also as Superintendent in the afternoon of the Old Colony 
Mission Sunday School. He was a member of the Old South 
Church from 1857 to the time of his decease and was most 
constant in his attendance upon divine service during all those 
years, regardless of the weather and advancing age. He had 
the old time love and respect for his pastors, which he ex- 
hibited not only by liis general bearing but by personal ser- 
vice. It was permitted to him to be a great help to his fel- 
low-men, not only by medical advice, but by counsel and sym- 
pathy. Of him it may be said that he followed in the f oot> 
steps of his Master and was " the good physician." While on 
his way to the cars, after having attended the Congregational 
Club meeting in March, 1892, he was overcome by weakness 



324 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

and fell, from wliicli time his health declined until summoned 
home to his Master, a few months later, in November. He 
was survived by a widow and one son, the latter, Edmund 
Chase Eastman of Brookline, Mass., who presents the forego- 
ing tribute. 

The Rev. John M. C. Baktley, who was the beloved 
minister of the Congregational Church in Hampstead from 
1836 to 1858, a period of twenty-two years, was born in 
Londonderry, New Hampshire, May 15th, 1799. His father, 
Dr. Robert Bartle}^ of Scotland, was graduate of the Univer- 
sity of Edenborough and was distinguished for his attain- 
ments and usefulness in the medical profession. His son 
proved himself worthy of being a descendant of so noble a 
race of men as those who for centuries, have peopled old 
Scotland. 

Mr. Bartley married first, Mary Ann, daughter of Rev. Dr. 
Morrison of Londonderry, N. H. His second marriage was 
in 1837, with Miss Susan Dana, daughter of Dr. Dana of 
Newburyport, Mass. His eldest son, William Morrison Bart> 
ley, became an Episcopal minister and died at the age of 
thirty years, beloved and lamented by an affectionate people 
in Winchester, Tennessee, in 1863. His widow, Mrs. Ame- 
lia Henriques Bartley, afterwards married Mr. William H. 
Powers of Richmond, Virginia, and is again a widow, resid- 
ing at present at Newport News, Virginia. 

Mrs. Bartley is still living at the venerable age of ninety- 
one years, %vith her daughter, Miss Susan Bartley, in Maiden, 
Mass. Two little graves in the Hampstead cemeterj^ mark 
the restmg place of two children who died young, while the 
beloved father himself peacefully reposes in the cemetery at 
Kittery Point, Maine, where the last year or two of his Kfe 
was so happily spent among a loving people who begged to 
have him buried there. A handsome marble monument bears 
the following inscription : 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 325 

In Memory of Rev. John M. C. Baktley. 
Born May 15, 1799. 
Died .Jane 2, 1S()0. 

By precept and practice upright, sincere and courteous. In every i-ela- 
tion an affectionate and warm-hearted friend. A reverent student of 
God's word. An able and faithful minister of .Tesus Christ. In him 
sound judgment and firm principle were happily united with a Catho- 
lic spirit and great affability of manner and character. 

[On the West side.] 
Gone to the grave — no, to the realms of hope — 
Bo thy pure spirit with the Lord. 
Where thou for faith and hope hast perfect love. 
And open vision for the written Word. 

[On the North side.] 
" Justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ 
Jesus." Rev. 3: 4. 

[On the South side.] 
(^ " Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." 

^ Isaac Tewksbury, jVI, D., was bom in West Newbury, 
^Mass., Jan. 13, 1895, son of Isaac and Susanna (Hale) Tewks- 
bury of Hampstead. He availed himself of the educational 
advantages of his time, qualifying himself for a teacher, and 
a portion of his early life was spent in that employment, 
teaching school in West Newbury, East Haverhill, jVIass., 
and that neighborhood, having for his pupil John G. Whit- 
tier, a lad of eight years, who was then told by IMr. Tewks- 
bury that if he continued mitil he was thirty years of age, 
he would occupy a prominent place in the literary world. 
Still aiming in the direction of a medical profession, he at^ 
tended anatomical lectures at Gloucester, jMe., and in other 
places, in connection with his studies. In 1817, he com- 
menced the practice of medicine in Hampstead. On IMay 2, 
1824, he received his diploma from Dartmouth College, and 
joined the New Hampshire jNIedical Society that same year, 
and for several years held the office of councillor and censor. 
In the second year of liis practice he entirely discarded the 
use of mercury, and entered his protest against it as a dele- 
terious medicine. In consequence he encountered fierce op- 
position from prominent and popular physicians, but he firmly 
faced their hostility, and established a high reputation as a 
medical practitioner. He moved to Lawrence, Mass., in 



326 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

1847,* and remained until age necessitated his giving up his 
larL,re praetioe, ^^•hen he returned to Hampstead to reside with 
a daughter, Mrs. Coker. He died Jan 25, 1885, aged ninety 
years. He retained his faculties of body and mind to a re- 
markable degree, and even in liis last days illustrated the 
advantage of a temperate and Avell ordered life by the exhi- 
bition of a " sound mind in a sound body." This anniversary 
year his children have erected a monument to his memory in 
the village cemetery. 

The Island in the Island pond, formerly known as the " Is- 
land farm in Perch pond " has been a place famous for its pic- 
turesque beauty. It has been owned by people distmguished 
in both countries, from the time when Hon. Richard Saltonstall 
of Haverhill received it as a partial gift from the proprietors 
of Haverhill, for the valuable services he gave them in the 
spring of 1781 ; the island has lost no interest to the residents 
in each generation in our town. 

Its first owner was born in Haverhill, June 24, 1703, grad- 
uated from Harvard College, 1722, commissioned as colonel, 
1726, judge of the Superior Court, 1736, and for several years 
in his majesty's council. A man of great talent and learning, 
he died after a lingermg illness Oct. 20, 1756. 

Gov. Bcnning AVentworth purchased the farm in April of 
1741, and it seems probable that the mansion was built by him 
or his family. The ruins are a place of interest to all, even 
to tliis day. From a military history of New Hampshire we 
quote from the life of Gov. Wentworth, that shows he was a 
lover of the beautiful Lake "Wentworth in Hampstead (with- 
out words). 

"He was born in 1695, the oldest son of Lieut. Gov. John 
Wentworth. He graduated from Harvard College in the class 
of 1715. After graduation he entered his father's counting 
room to learn the mysteries of trade. He performed several 
voyages as supervisor of his father's vessels, and soon took 
command of them, preferrmg a sailor's life to that of a mer- 
chant. Soon after his father's appointment as governor, Ben- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIllE. 327 

ning- left the ocean and took charge of his mercantile affairs. 
He was chosen a representative from his native town in 1730 
and was appointed councillor b}^ mandamus from the king in 
1734. Upon the removal of Gov. Belcher in 1741, Went- 
wortli was appointed goveraor of New Hampshire. His ap- 
pointment was very acceptable to a majority of the people, 
and during his long administration of twenty-five years, the 
province made rapid strides in prosperity and wealth. Gov. 
Wentworth was ever prompt to do his duty and it was owing 
to his unwearied exertions, that in the old Indian war the expe- 
dition of Louisburg and the Seven Years' war, the quota of 
troops from New Hampshire were ever filled and ready to be 
led Avhere danger demanded." He died Oct. 4, 1770, having 
resigned his office in favor of his nephew. 

From the register of deeds office and papers in the posses- 
sion of Wm. H. Hills Esq., of Plaistow, and private papers 
loaned, I find many transfers of the Island farm as follows, 
with one or two breaks in the records. Proprietors to Sal- 
tonstall, 1731 ; Saltonstall to Eastman, Green, Corner and 
Woodbridge, 1734 ; Corner and Woodbridge to Gov. Went- 
worth, 1741 ; Wentworth's heirs to Tristram Dalton of New- 
buryport, 1780 ; Dalton to Jona. Wright 1799 ; Ruth Wright 
to J. and E. Wright, 1799 ; Jacob Wright and heirs to Thomas 
Huse, 1802 ; Thomas Huse to Isaac Colby, Oct. 6, 1810-11 ; 
Isaac Colby to Gov. Edward Everett, of Massachusetts (whose 
brother occupied the farm and died in Hampstead), Sept. 8, 
1815 ; Everett to Kimball et als. 1818 ; and to Mooi's in 1818 ; 
Moors to Gilman, 1820 as mortgagee ; then followed several 
transfers to the bank and to Gilman and Porter and Dearborn 
and others from 1838 to 1855 when Maynard took a deed ; 
Maynard sold to Tappan Carter of Hampstead in 1864, who 
disposed of the heavy growth of wood and timber to a good 
extent, and sold it to William and Nathaniel Little of New- 
bury, Mass., for pasturage and investment. 

A pest house was situated on the island, Oct. 8, 1778. It 
is also recorded that when it was first deeded it was called to 



328 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

contiiiu two hundred acres, but it is told that by actual survey 
it contains five hundred acres, and water and land nine hun- 
dred acres. 

The beauties of Lake Wentworth surrounding the island 
knouai as Governor's Isle, have been told in the following lines 
by Dr. George R. Bennette of Lake view. 

LAKE WENTWORTH. 



On fair Lake Wentworth's silvery tide, 

The Avater lilies blow. 
The wild ducks through the waters glide 
That close along its wooded side, 

In rank profusion grow. 

The smiling hills, that girt it roimd, 

In softest beauty swell, 
With shady grove, and sunny mound, 
Wliere many a modest flower is found, 

And man}- a ferny dell. 

Its lapping waters rippling flow 

By soft green islands fair. 
While glancing bird-forms come and go. 
Through all the hours, to and fro. 

Within the ambient air. 

The Indian in his soft canoe, 

Once glided on its waves, 
Its wooded shores his warwhoop knew 
As through the air his arrows flew, 

The welcome of his braves. 

How often on its glassy breast. 

We've pulled the laboring oar. 
While floating echoes from the crest 
Of " Eagle cliff," our lungs confessed 
For all the listening shore. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

From " Pleasant point," by " Marble's cove," 

We passed " Old Gunner's isle," 
Through •' Peaty bog," to " Chase's grove," 
Are banks where finny legions rove, 

The sportsmen to beguile. 

The " Lone Pine " stands in stately pride 

Close by its gushing spring, 
While " Blackstone " answers as a guide, 
By which to reach "Old Boston's " side, 

" Twin Islands " rocky ring. 

By " Escamorswets' " wooded height, 

We next will take om- way. 
Where "Hundred Islands " sylvan bright. 
Lie sleeping in the evening light. 

Reflected in the bay. 

The "Red-gate's " toilsome " Strait " is passed, 

With many a weary sigh. 
Until we find ourselves at last, 
Safe back again, with anchor cast, 

"Point Pleasant " lying^nigh. 

And when about the camp-fire's light, 

We pass the time along, 
And wake the voices of the night. 
With song and jest, and laughter bright. 

We'll sing this little song : 

The moon runs high, 

And the mists lie low, 
On the waters blue, where the breezes blow, 

And my spirit there 

Is light and free, 
As moonbeams fair on the greenwood tree. 

When the moon runs low, 

And the star fires glow. 
And I list to the rippling waters flow, 

Oh ! my heart is light. 

As a bird in flight, 
Ah ! I love the quiet, dreary night. 



329 



330 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The pioneer of the Pillsbury family was Joseph, who mar- 
ried Mary Kelly, who while one of the petitioners for the in- 
coiporation of Hampstead, made Ms home in Sandown, in the 
lane west of the residence of Alden Pillsbury near Angly 
Pond. His son, Benjanun, bnilt his home close by, but in 
Hampstead. From this Pillsbury home descended Lyman, 
the father of Alden. He has children, Frank Newton, who 
married Mary Alice Cutter, in 1899 ; and Gertrude, both grad- 
uates from Hampstead High School. The following sketch 
was prepared by a great great grandson of the pioneer. 

Benjamin L. Pillsbury was born in East Hampstead, 
married Mary Sargent of West Amesbury, Mass., and began 
life in their new home near by the old homestead which was 
built about 1750. They had been brought up in the Puritan 
faith and at once became identified and were regular atten- 
dants of Parson Kelly's church ; any old resident now living 
can well remember the yellow painted chaise, every Sabbath 
morning, week by week and year after year, going its solitary 
way over the hills to the old church — the only family for 
years from their neighborhood. Mrs. Pillsbury was soon ap- 
pointed a teacher in the Sunday School, which class continued 
under her devoted care forty-one years, until she moved to 
Hyde Park, Mass. A few of the members continued mth 
the class the entire time, Miss Hannah. Howard, Mrs. Merrill 
and Mrs. Brown were among her pupils. 

Mr. and Mrs. Pillsbury were l)oth teachers in public schools 
in their earlier days and were greatly interested in the educa- 
tion of their children as well as the young people of their 
neighborhood. Through their efforts a high school was 
opened at different times in the school house at East Hamp- 
stead, taught by Ralph Emerson of Andover, Mass., son of 
Prof. Emerson, Rev. L. C. Kendall, who was then a student 
in Andover Seminary, also later by Miss Celina French, now 
Mrs. J. N. Fitts of Newfield, N, H. At other times a private 
school for their children and those of the neighborhood was 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 331 

held several winters in one of the rooms t)f Mr. Pillsbury's 
own house. Who can estimate the great value and influence 
of their noble, quiet, earnest, devoted lives ? 

One who knew them well, said of them '' They were abreast 
of their times." Their two sons and two daughters are all 
living, Dr. H. H. Pillsbury, physician, Palo Alto, Cal., two 
sons, one, Ernest Sargent Pillsbury, is Professor in the Col- 
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, San Francisco, Cal. 

D. S. Pillsbury, New York, merchant, has two daughters. 

Mrs. Emma L. Lane, Hyde Park, widow of Rev. J. P. 
Lane, two sons and two daughters. 

Mrs. Abbie Thurman, wife of Sylvanus Thurman of Red- 
lands, California. 

The first mention of a Putnam at " Putnam Place " was in 
a deed given May 3, 1802. Oliver Putnam of Newbury- 
port, Massachusetts, merchant, bought of Epes Sargent of 
Hampstead, for $2750, eighty-eight acres on road leading from 
Haverhill to Chester, at a corner and leading by a road to 
Hampstead Peak, north-easterly, occupied by land of Josiah 
Grover and bounded by Epes Sargent's land adjoining Robert 
Emerson and Daniel Kelly. Oliver Putnam, merchant, was 
the seventh generation from John Putnam, the founder of the 
family in New England, from Buckingham, England, to Sa- 
lem, Mass., (now Danvers) 1636. The line being ^John, 
^Thomas, ^Edward, ^Joseph, ^Oliver, whose son ^Oliver, was 
born in Danvers, Feb. 13, 1755. He married Sarah, daughter 
of Eleazer and Sarah (Perkins) Lake. His name appears in 
the list of enrolled men under command of Capt. Moses 
Newell, stationed in Newburyport, from Nov. 1775, to Jan. 
1776. Their children were as follows : 

I. Oliver, born Nov. 17, 1777, diedinHarapstead, July 11, 1826, unmar. 

II. Sarah, born Sept. 9, 1779; d. y. 

III. Elizabeth, born Mar. 6, 1785, married Dr. Philip W. Hackett, of 

Hampstead. 

IV. Thondike, born Feb. 2.3, 1787, married Mary Chase of Hampstead. 

V. Thomas, born Jan. 29, 1789. 

VI. Sarah, born Nov. 12, 1790, married Jeremiah Poor of Atkinson. 



332 MEiMOKIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

VII. Charles, born Jan 28, 1793, died Oct. 25, 1834. 
viii. Lucy, born July 12, 1795, died July 30, 1839, unmarried. 
IX. Joshua, born July 2.}, 17S9, died at sea, lived at Hampstead several 
years, unmarried. 

I 

Oliver Putnam Jr., found employment in the extensive im- 
porting houses of Newburyport, as confidential clerk for a 
number of years, and afterwards made several voyages to 
Soutli America and Europe, and acquired a great wealth, but 
failing health compelled him to abandon busmess, and after 
a brief respite in Boston, he purchased the farm just referred 
to, and made a home for himself, his parents and brothers 
Thondike and Joshua, and sister Lucy. His mother died 
here in 1811, and liis father in 1818. His will dated July 
11, 1825, and proved in the County of Suffolk, Mass., August 
14, 1826, contained the following bequest : — 

" To my brother Thondike, his heirs and assigns, I give, 
bequeath and devise the farm in Hampstead, on which he 
now resides, with the stock and implements belonging to it 
and the buildings thereon with whatever they contain belong- 
ing to me." Upon the farm was his store which was situated 
a short distance from the house on the same side of the way. 
It was a general store much patronized in the early days 
of this century. From our records it is seen that " Oliver 
Putnam was a suitable person to be a retailer of Foreign 
liquors at his store for one year," dated May 31, 1814. His 
store was afterwards moved to the farm of the late Moody 
Brickett, and used as a hatter's shop, since removed from the 
farm. 

After paying several bequests, the residue of his wealth 
was bequeathed for the establishment of a free English school 
in Newburyport, Mass. The fund was allowed to accumulate 
until it reached the sum of fifty thousand dollars, and in 1838, 
the General Court of Mass. incorporated the Putnam Free 
School. The school building was dedicated in 1848, " as open 
for the instruction of youth wherever they may belong." The 
fiftieth anniversary exercises of the founding of the school. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 333 

were celebrated in 1898 and recently published, containing a 
silhouette of Oliver Putnam, an heirloom in the family now 
residing at " Putnam Place." A memorial tablet inscribed : 

In memory of 

Oliver Putnam 

Founder of the Putnam Free School 

Born in Newbury, Mass., Nov. 17, 1777, 

Died in Hampstead, N, H., July 11, 1826. 

This tablet was erected 

In grateful acknowledgment 

of his liberal and philanthropic bequest 

For the advancement of learning 

And the instruction of youth 

Wherever they may belong. 

Thondike and Mary (Chase) Putnam, had children, 1 Hen- 
ry, born Feb. 28, 1817, married Maribah (Hale) Ayer, 
born Nov. 8, 1820, died Jan. 2, 1878. She died Aug. 3, 1863. 
They had children: Helen Maribah, born May 28, 1841, 
married William E. Buck. She died Oct. 30, 1865 ; and 
Oliver, March 1, 1844, married Mary Emma, widow of A din 
T. Little, and died Oct. 16, 1897, leaving cliildren who re- 
ceive the old home from their father, grandfather, and great- 
grandfather, and once occupied by their great-great-grand- 
father. They are Thondike, b. Aug. 12, 1882, belonging to 
the class of 1900, of Hampstead High School. Howard, born 
Oct. 5, 1886, and Maud, born Mar. 4, 1888, both of the town 
schools. A daughter, Helen May, born May 1, 1881, died 
Oct. 15, 1881. 

Henry Putnam and Oliver Putnam both held important 
offices of trust in town, Oliver being town treasurer and col- 
lector at the time of his death. 

Thondike and Mary (Chase) Putnam had a daughter, 
Laura A., who married Moody H. Brickett, resided in Hamp- 
stead and later in Haverhill. A daughter, Susan E., married 
George E. Merrill of Haverhill, Mass. 

Thondike Putnam died May 21, 1858, aged 71 yrs., 2 mo., 
and 28 days. Mary Chase, his wife, died Dec. 13, 1870, aged 
81 yrs., 1 mo., and 15 days. 



334 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The relics which the inhabitants of the place have held 
sacred for generations, are interesting and cherished by the 
descendants ; even the story of the family horse is told as il- 
lustrative of the faithfulness and intelligence possessed by 
the pride of Oliver Putnam, the first owner of the farm, and 
it is said he expressed a wish that those bearing the name 
of Putnam in t(Avn might be as faithful to every public and 
private duty as the faithful beast. It is related that the 
horse having served its day and generation faithfull}^ was re- 
tired to pasture, but true to long habit, and possibly averse 
to giving up privileges, cleared the fence when church bells 
rang, went to church, and returned to pasture at the close of 
service. The horse died at the age of thirty-three. 

James Ordway was in Newbury, Mass., about 1649, was 
made a freeman there in 1668. He married Ann Emery and 
had four sons and live daughters. Judge Sewall mentions 
liim in Ms diary as "an aged man," in 1648. 

One of the sons, Hananiah, born Dec. 2, 1663, married 
Abigail Merrill. Their son Nathaniel, born July 3, 1695, 
manied Sarah Hale, April 3, 1736, whose son Joshua, born 
May 18, 1756, married Sarah Pike Downer. 

John, son of Joshua and Sarah (Downer) Ordway, after 
serving in the Revolutionary war, enlisting in 1777, and again 
in 1779, left the home of his ancestors in Newbury (that part 
now West Newbury) in 1788. He married Sally Rogers and 
located on Governor's island, then owned by Tristram Dal- 
ton of Newburyport. 

In 1794 he bought the farm in West Hampstead, which 
has since been in the Ordway family, now owned by a grand- 
son. Nelson, nearly opposite the present residences of the 
family. 

John and Sally (Rogers) Ordway had six children. The 
third, John, born July 4, 1792, on the Island farm, married Jan, 
19, 1819, Eliza Sanborn Chase, who was born Feb. 27, 1792^ 
and died Jan 21, 1873. They had six children : 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 335 

I. Nelson, b. July 31, 1821, m. Elizabeth Perkins Clioate March 21, 1851. 

II. Dana, who died at three years of age. 

III. John Dana, b. Aug. 3, 1828, m. Louisa M. Kent; 2nd, Martha San- 

born. 

IV. Daniel H., graduated Dartmouth college, class of 18o2, d. 18&4. 

V. Emma, died, 1857. 

VI. Elvira, died, 1857. 

John Ordway, early in the present century, established 
the mercantile business at the store bearing the sign John 
D. Orclway & Son, now being carried on by A. J. Spollett. 
It is told that he at first sold goods from a small table but 
soon enlarged, until before 1830, his store was one of the 
largest and best known to the mercantile trade in southern 
New Hampshire. From Chase's history of Chester, we 
read that " Daniel Pressey was a wool hatter, and resided be- 
low Ingalls' hill in Sandown. He had a brother-in-law, Mason 
Lincoln, also a hatter, who worked with him, and was the 
inventor, or brought out the art of getting out the stuff, and 
making what was called ' poplar hats,' and with the aid of 
Micah Rogers of Chester, set up the tools for the purpose ;" 
a gauge with several spurs at suitable intervals from one 
sixteenth to one-eighth of an inch, was passed heavily 
over a piece of poplar wood about 18 inches long, then a 
joiner with the iron lying flat, cut the stuff off, which was 
braided with seven strands and sewed into hats. This was 
in 1806. About that time, Jonathan Bond of Hampstead, 
who lived where the late Ezekiel Currier resided, got sight of 
the tools and did a great business in getting out the stuff on 
an improved plan. John Ordway did a great business in 
dealing in these hats in all the region about, nearly all the 
women and children working for him. The hats were many 
of them sent south and west. At first they sold for fifty cents 
apiece, but after a time for only five cents. They were light, 
good summer hats, and in the rain would swell, so as not to 
leak badly. The business was overdone as to quantity and 
quality. 

In March, 1827, Mr. Ordway went to Boston in company 



336 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

with William Hazelton of Chester. There tliey met Mr. Jabez 
Bryden of Dedham, Mass., who had purchased the hats of 
Mr. Ordway very extensively, to ship to foreign ports. From 
an account of Mr. Ordway, it is related that Mr. Bryden in- 
formed them that the first he ever knew of the palm hat busi- 
ness was in 1823-4. He was engaged in the sennit or braided 
poplar hat ti-ade, and used to go to Rhode Island with them. 
One day at a tavern at Newport, some one asked him why he 
did not hire a man by the name of King in that place, who 
knew how to make palm leaf hats braided whole ? King had 
been a sailor and captured by the Spaniards, and put into 
prison, where he learned the art of braidmg hats from palm 
leaf. He hired Kmg and taught the girls in Dedham to 
braid his hats, which cost him for the first hat about fifty 
dollars, so he said. After he had got more into the business 
he sold the hats for from three to five dollars each. Mr. Ord- 
way arranged to have King come to Hampstead and teach the 
women and girls here. King stayed about four months, and 
instructed the girls at two dollars each. About fourteen 
girls learned the trade at that time, and from this beginning 
grew a very large and successful business. At first the leaf 
wa.s split with a knife by hand and the hats pressed also by 
hand. At first they got the leaf from South Carolina but 
found it not so strong, so they chartered a schooner from 
Salem, Mass., and got a cargo from Cuba. They had a large 
South American trade, and all of the merchants about Hamp- 
stead dealt largely in these hats, giving employment to a 
large number of women and children for miles about us, and 
it was a leading industry for several decades. In 1846 his son 
Nelson became a member of the firm John Ordway & Son. 
He was representative in 1846 and 1854. Served in the Sen- 
ate in 1857 and 1858. For many years he was president of 
Derry Savings Bank, and was one of the original trustees of 
Hampstead High School. He died November 8, 1881. 

Nelson and Elizabeth Perkins (Choate) Ordway 
have one son : 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 337 

I. Henry Choate, b. Aug. 8, 1850, m. Fanny H. Scudder Oct. 20, 1885. 
He fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. Grad- 
uated Yale college 1880, Columbia Law school in 1882, and was ad- 
mitted to the New York bar the same year. They have four chil- 
dren, the youngest being Emma Frances. They reside in Win- 
chester, Mass. 

John Dana and Louisa (Kent) Ordway had five chil- 
dren, of whom only one is living : 

I. John Kent, b. Apr. 26, 1852, m. Clara Cox of Baltimore, Md., re- 

sides in Dorchester, Mass. 

II. Daniel Fairbanks, b. Jan. 9, 1855, m. Eugenis Safford, second Elenor 

True Randall. He d. Apr. 28, 1885. An only child, Clarence 
Eugene, b. Nov. 12, 1878, has since 1888 made his home in the 
family of Henry C. Ordway in Winchester, Mass. He is a grad- 
uate of Winchester High school, and of the class of 1900 in Yale 
college, preparatory to a medical course. 

III. Charles Edwin, b. Aug. 25, 18G3, d. Nov. 27. 1868. 

IV. George Eidridge, b. Oct. 30, 1867, d. July 11, 1872. 

V. Emma Louise, b. Apr. 24, 1870, d. July 22, 1886. 

Mr, Ordway was for many years a leading merchant in the 
store now bearing the sign John D. Ordway & Son. He rep- 
resented the town in the Legislature, chairman of the select- 
men, town treasurer and moderator many times (see town 
officers), and held many other places of trust. He died June 
11, 188S. 

Charles Henry Randlett, born in Benton, Mame, son of 
Charles and Nancy Randlett, married Susan, daughter of Par- 
don and Roxanna (Colby) Tabor of Hampstead ; they have 
children : 

I. Elmer Edward, b. Aug. 17, 1861, m. Myra C. Townsend. Have 

children: Alice, Maud, Guy and Clyde. 

II. Helen Adelaide, b. Oct. 21, 1863, m. Charles E. Page of Haverhill. 

Children: Mary, Emily, Helen, John, Carrol and Doris. 

III. Orrin Brown, b. Apr. 5, 1866, m. Cora B. Sherman, Lowell, Mass. 

Children: Bessie and Elsie. 

IV. Albert Henry, b. Nov. 24, 1868, m. Fannie Horton, Mechanic Falls, 

Me, Children: Elsie and Roland. 

V. Ada Mabelle, b. May 19, 1871; at home. 

VI. Carrie Etta, b. June 28, 1873, m. Lyudell Pressey, Derry, N. H. 

Children: Edna and Zelda. 

VII. Lillian Davis, b. May 9, 1876; at home. 

VIII. Charles Royal, b. July 11, 1879. 

IX. Grace Pearl, b. May 7, 1885. 



338 MEMOltlAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The Marshall Homestead was built by Capt. William Mar- 
shall, Avho inarried Sarah Buswell, before the incorporation of 
the town, and four generations of the name have descended to 
the home — William, Silas (married Ruth Fellows) and Caleb, 
to his children. From tliis homestead have gone out into the 
world many descendants worthy of the town's remembrance, 
who have been prominent in every calling in life. It is now 
occupied by Miss Ellen Marshall. 

The Old Hutchens Home was built exactly on the "twelve 
rod way tract," upon land bought of Lemuel Tucker, as his 
share in the first division of land by the Haverhill proprietors, 
and afterwards a portion of it sold to Jacob Bailey of New- 
bury, who sold the remainder to Hezekiah Hutchens, of New- 
bury, in Oct. 26, 1763, who also purchased one hundred and 
fifty acres of Jacob Bailey, Nov. 5, 1764. Tliis constituted 
the farm of Capt. Hutchens, and where he brought his wife, 
Annie (Merrill) Sweet, and where their nine children were 
born. In later years he sold a portion of it to his son-in-law, 
Thomas Reed, a lieutenant in the Seventh regiment of troopers 
of New Hampshire militia, which command took effect June 
24, 1797, and who resided under the brow of the " Pinnacle " 
with his wife, Patty Hutchens, and where some of their chil- 
dren were born. His portion of land subsequently became a 
part of Mr. Tristram Little's homestead. Other parts of the 
old Hutchens' farm were sold until it now is a farm of only 
thirty-six acres, belonging to Edward F. Noyes. 

For 3^ears while owned by Hutchens, and later by Caleb 
Harriman, who had married the widow of a son (Richard 
Hutchens) it was " a tavern stand," and hundreds of traders 
on their way from the upper country, as far as Montreal in 
Canada, to Salem, Newburyport, and other seaport towns, 
patronized it as a famous hostelry. Capt. Hezekiah Hutchens 
died June 13, 1796. His military career is told in other 
sketches. 

The sycamore tree in the view was removed in Jan., 1898. 




HOSEA KALI.OU CARTER. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 339 

" The Bailey elm " stands on the opposite side of the street 
from the liouse, and was, until recent years, accompanied by a 
famous willow tree. It has been related that a willow and an 
elm tree standing side by side, were a sign of a tavern stand 
wherever seen in our state, and in Hampstead several such 
sisiis were seen. 

HosEA Ballou Carter, the subject of this sketch, born 
and reared among the granite hills of New Hampshire, is an 
exponent of what an uncultured bucolic lad from the " back- 
woods " may accomplish when sustained by an equitable sup- 
ply of sand, if tempered with ironic silence and commonplace 
courtesy. 

Mr. Carter was born at Hampstead, Rockingham county, 
New Hampshire, on Sept. 5th, 1834. The milestones mark- 
ing his course, route and progress from the " shoe-bench " at 
Hampstead, to the State House at Concord, are many and in- 
teresting. In fact liis career marks an epoch m the political 
history of New Hampshire. At the age of ten years he had 
learned the trade of shoemaking to aid his father in furnish- 
ing the meagre comforts of the humble home of that industrious 
New Hampshire mechanic, who for more than three score 
years daily continued to toil at the work bench, and when at 
the ripe age of eighty-four years, could be found at the shoe- 
bench daily for eight hours, which he recognized as the proper 
hours for a work-day, for willing labor. 

Hosea located in Boston in 1859, engaged in the sale of 
popular patent novelties, through travelhng salesmen (young- 
sters to whom he had taught the practical science of street- 
comer commerce). 

When the war of the rebellion came, the shrewd youngsters 
in his employ were among the first men in Boston to volunteer 
their service in defence of our national honor. 

In 1863 Mr. Carter engaged in the business of private de- 
tective, in which connection he continued imtil 1866, receiv- 
ing from the start an eminent patronage, enrolling among his 



340 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

semewhat remarkable clientage raaii}^ officials of liigh rank in 
the federal government, among whom we find the name of the 
war president, Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Carter was at the (so- 
called) " Peace Conference " of Colorado Jewett and Horace 
Greely, at the Clifton House, Niagara Falls, in 1864, and con- 
tinued shadowing confederate leaders at Hamilton, Toronto, 
St. Jolins, Quebec and Montreal, during that historic fall and 
winter of 1864-65, covering that period when the famous 
"Rebel raid" upon the banks of St. Albans, Vermont, was 
perpetrated ; he was on duty constantly during that peculiar 
trial (by a Canadian court at Montreal) of the confederate col- 
onel Bennette H. Young and his band of infamous confeder- 
ate highwaymen. 

Returning to Washington in June, 1865, Mr. Carter testified 
as witness for the United States in the trial of Mrs. Surratt 
and the assassination conspirators, after which he returned to 
his New Hampshire home where he received appointment as 
postmaster of his native village. 

The next year he accepted a position as commercial traveller 
at liberal salary, and for a quarter-century he continued to fol- 
low the fortunes of a commercial tourist, covering Maine, New 
Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. 

He represented New Hampshire from 1876 to 1880, as com- 
missioner of the Boston & Maine Railway, upon the inter- 
state board, with the Hon. James G. Blaine of Augusta, Maine. 
Visiting every town in New Hampshire at all seasons of the 
year, and having personal, political and commercial association 
with prominent men in every county, it was possible for him 
to perform valuable service for his patrons, in legislative pro- 
ceedings and other matters. The varied experience he ac- 
quired by constant attendance upon more than twenty consec- 
utive sessions of the New Hampshire legislature made him 
an available expert, wherewith in 1890 His Excellency Gov. 
Goodell and his honorable council could fill a vacancy, caused 
by the decease of the secretary of state, to which posi- 
tion, they by unanimous vote selected Mr. Carter — namely, 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 341 

official editor of the State Manual for the General Court, a 
duty previously performed by the late secretary of state. The 
works of the head and hand of Mr. Carter abound. A com- 
plete " blue-book," covering the official succession of New 
Hampshire for more than two centuries (1680 to 1891), pub- 
lished by the state, attests his superiority as an editor, colla- 
tor, compiler and statistician, while the town and city atlas of 
New Hampshire published in 1892, edited by Mr. Carter, is 
perhaps the most complete publication of geological and sta- 
tistical mformation ever issued in America indorsed by 
state officials and educational patrons throughout the state. 

From 1893 to 1899 he was in charge of the state labor bu- 
reau, at the State House, Concord. 

On Sept. 19th, 1854, Mr. Carter married Catharine Eliza- 
beth Martin of Dickinson, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., who passed 
into rest in 1898, leaving two children, — Nettie Belle, wife 
of John F. McCoUister, Haverhill, Mass., and Susie Isabelle, 
wife of Joseph G. Norman, residing at the Carter homestead, 
East Hampstead. 

JosiAH Calef Eastman was born in Loudon, N. H., April 
22, 1811, the son of Dr. Joseph and Miriam (Calef) Eastman, 
grandson of Timothy and Martha (Cole) Eastman, and of Jos- 
eph and Miriam (Bartlett) Calef, and a great grandson of Col. 
Cole of East Kmgston and of Hon. Josiah Bartlett, a signer 
of the Declaration of Independence, who was president 1790 
-91 and first governor of New Hampshire, 1892-93. Joseph 
Eastman was graduated from Dartmouth Medical College in 
1806 and died at Meredith, N. H., at the age of thirty-three. 

Josiah C. obtained a preliminary education at Kingston, 
Atkinson, and Saco, Me., Academies. He taught in district 
school ; commenced the study of medicine in 1833 with Drs. 
L. S. Bartlett, and Thomas Bassett of Kingston, N. H., at- 
tended three courses from Dartmouth College and was grad- 
uated therefrom in 1837. He practised medicine for a time 
in Newmarket, N. H., and about 1839 located in Hampstead, 



342 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

where he remained until his death, except when m the military 
service. 

In August, 1861, he was appointed by Gov. Berry, surgeon 
of the Fourth regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry, 
with the rank of major. He was in the service with the reg- 
iment at Washington, Annapolis, Port Royal, Hilton Head, 
St. Augustine and Jacksonville, untill865, when he resigned 
his commission and returned to Hampstead. Soon after this 
he was offered the colonelcy, which was declined. When a 
youth he was chosen by Hon. Levi Woodbury for a cadetship 
at West Point Military Academy, but the opposition of his 
widowed mother prevented its acceptance. 

Dr. Eastman was one of the oldest members of the New 
Hampshire Medical Society, president in 1860 ; a member of the 
Rockingham Medical Society ; a member of the American Med- 
ical Association ; and was one of the three representatives from 
New Hampshire to the international congress at Philadelphia 
in 1876. He has represented Hampstead in the Legislature in 
1847 to '50, and while a member introduced the bill providing 
for the establishment of public libraries which became a law. 

In 1845 he was comity treasurer of Rockingham County, 
dechning renomination in 1847 ; state senator in 1853-'54. 
He was twice nominated for councillor in his district, was a 
delegate to the national convention which nominated Gen. 
McClellan and Hon. Horatio Seymour for the presidency. He 
has held many other offices in town. He was a democrat 
in politics and that party was his pride. He was largely in- 
strumental in the building of the Nashua and Rochester Rail- 
road, and was a director since its completion to his death. 

He married Miss Ann A., daughter of Capt. Leonard (a 
pensioner of 1812) and Elizabeth Gregg (Warner) Wilson of 
Derry. Their children are : — 

I. Mary Bartlett, b. Feb. 15, 1844, m. Lavosier Hill of New York City. 

Children: Eugene Woodbury, b. Apr. 11, 1864, graduate Medical 
College; Walter Eastman, b. Apr. 8, 1865. 

II. Ella Augusta, b. Apr. 11, 184G; resides at Derry, N. H. 

III. Mahlon, died when six months of age. 

IV. Etta Anne, b. Dec. 18, 1849, d. Mar. 14, 1863. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 343 

Ann A., wife of Dr. Eastman, died Feb. 17, 1850. 

He married, 2nd, Feb. 5, 1860, Mary Helen, daughter of 
Dr. Jerome and Mary (Tewksbury) Harris, of Amesbury, 
Mass., and had children-: 

V. Josiah Bartlett, b. Apr. 11, 1865, who remains on the homestead of 

his father which was also the birthplace of Benjamin D. Emer- 
son, the founder of the Hampstead High School. 

VI. Susie A., b. Jan. 19, 1867, m. George S. Palmer, principal of high 

school in Eliot, Me. 

Dr. Eastman died Nov. 27, 1897, aged 86 years. 

Mary Helen (Harris) Eastman died May 23, 1891, aged 55 
years. 

An imposing monument has been erected in the new cem- 
etery to their memory. 

Edmund Eastman, born May 21, 1715, son of Benjamin, 
and grandson of Roger the Emigrant, came to Hampstead 
early in the settlement of the town. He married, in 1745, the 
widow Hannah Hill, mother of Governor Isaac Hill of New 
Hampshire. They resided at the old Eastman home at West 
Hampstead, now in a good state of preservation. They had 
children, of whom the third was Joshua, born August 31, 1754, 
married Sarah Tucker, who were the parents of four children, 
one of whom, Joshua, born October 24, 1787, was the father of 
the late Edmund Tucker Eastman, of whom a tribute is given in 
this book, also of Judith and Hamilton C. Eastman, whose sons 
John H. and Henry L. Eastman are residents of Hampstead. 

Tappan, born Nov. 23, 1790, was the third son of Joshua 
and Sarah (Tucker) Eastman, and married Susan P. Boynton 
of Newburyport, Mass., resided in Newburyport a number 
of years, also in Woburn, Mass., where he was a prominent 
shoe manufacturer, upon retiring from business he returned 
to Hampstead, and died in 1864. Their only son, Albert L., 
born October 17, 1815, was educated at Pembroke Academy 
and Putnam Free School of Newburyport. Soon after leav- 
ing school he commenced his mercantile career with a clerk- 
ship at Haverliill, later in Boston, Louisville, Ky., and in 



344 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Philadelphia. A number of years he was connected with Ar- 
nold, Constable & Co., of New York City. In 1843, he es- 
tablished the firm of Eastman, Townsend & Shelton, impor- 
ters of silks, laces and trimmings, a house that took rank 
among the most reliable in tlie country. In 1850, the firm 
was changed to Eastman, Bigelow & Dayton, and continued 
until he returned to Hampstead in 1881. He married Mrs. 
Mary E, (Kent) Irving, and died at the residence of his early 
home. He was active in politics, being a member of the Leg- 
islature, and also Colonel of Gov. Cheney's staff. Elector at 
large for the nomination of President Garfield. He died Jan. 
12, 1891. 

Bexj.uiin E. Woodman, M. D., was born in Salem, New 
Hampshire, Nov. 13, 1802, son of Abner and Sarah (Emery) 
Woodman. He married Ann Clement of Salisbury, New 
Hampshire. He was educated at Kingston and Atkinson 
Academies, studied medicine with Dr. Bartlett of Salisbury, 
New Hampshire, graduated from Dartmouth College, settled 
at first in Andover, New Hampshire, removed to Strafford, 
New Hampshire, where he practised medicine eighteen years 
and represented the town in the Legislature and other places 
of honor. He moved to Hampstead, to reside with his daughter 
in 1870, and continued as a physician in town, until his de- 
cease, April 12, 1890, at the age of eighty-eight years. His 
children were : 

I. Sarah Ann, b. Apv. 24, 1S34, m. James H. Emerson. 

II. Charles Edwin, b. June 30, 1830, d. Nov. 22, lS(i2, in Hampstead. 

III. George Henry, b. Oct. 2, 1843, d. Sept. 28, 1851. 

Sarah O. Brickett, born in Hampstead, Feb'y 10, 1827, 
daughter of Ralph, born 1795, and Sally (Ordway) Brickett, 
the fifth of the twelve children of James and Anna (Wheeler) 
Brickett, who settled on the place known in later years, as 
the " Brickett Place," burned in 1893, near Copps' Corner. 
Sally Ordway, was daughter of John and Sally (Rogers) 
Ordway, born 1795. Miss Brickett was educated in the 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 345 

common schools of Hampstead and Wentworth, New Hamp- 
shire, the Stevens Academy in Clairmont, and by private in- 
structors in Lawrence and Boston. She began to teach in 
the Oliver Grammar School in Lawrence, Mass., April, 1848, 
and continued there until she was called to the Bowdoin 
School in Boston, Jan., 1868. She resigned this position Oct. 
30, 1889, and returned to Hampstead to reside. In March, 
1891, she was elected a member of the Board of Education, 
and continued five years and a half when she resigned the of- 
fice. She now resides at the West Village. 

Richard Kimball Brickett, son of James and Hannah 
(Wheeler) Brickett, born in Hampstead, July 18, 1808. 
Married Nabbie Kimball, daughter of Dea. Jona. Kent. They 
resided in Hampstead, and had children. 

I. Lorenzo K. d. 

II. Mary Jane, m. WiUiam Fellows, resides in Hampstead. 

III. William H., m. Rosa A. Morse of Manchester; dan. Mabel J. a 

teacher in Manchester public schools. He resided in Hampstead, 
where he was a member of firm "Smith & Brickett," shoe manu- 
facturers. He died in Methuen, Mass., 1877. 

Moody Hill Brickett, another son of James and Hannah 
Wheeler) Brickett, married Laura, daughter of Thondike and 
Mary (Chase) Putnam of Hampstead, resided in Hampstead on 
the place now owned by Miss Alice Brown, where he died. 
Children all born in Hampstead : 

I. James T., m. Fannie Parker of Groveland, both deceased. 

II. Albert C, m. Annie Adams of Haverhill, resides in Haverhill. 

III. Calvin W. m. Fannie Furbush, resides in Haverhill. 



346 MEMOlilAL OF THE TOWN OF 

WASH POND. (G. R. Bennette, Nov., 1899. ) 



In far oif Merry England 

Close by Old London town, 
With Finchley bridge upon the right, 

And Hampstead looking down, 
There used to be a little lake 

With watery arches few. 
Where wandering geese fed on the slugs. 

That in its waters grew. 

Where early cocks at rosy morn. 

His merry clarion blows. 
The women from the palace came 

To wash the royal clothes ; 
And when their morning work was done 

And all the clothes were sloshed. 
They brought the royal carriage down 

From mud stains to be washed. 

When Banning Wentworth went abroad. 

To counsel with the Grown, 
He took his nightly lodgings there 

Near by in Hampstead town. 
And every morning he would walk 

Close by the washing jjlace, 
The cunning rascal dearly loved 

A pretty woman's face ! 

He soon came back to Portsmouth town. 

And then he came this way. 
And when he saw om- lovely lake 

He straightway thus did say : 
Good-sooth, it is the very place 

To bring your clothes and slosh. 
And wash the sheep, and water cows, 

And so he named it " Wash." 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 347 

The water nymphs that in it dwelt, 

To guard its secret springs, 
Who loved its sylvan Indian name 

That still about it clings. 
In deep disgust, their duty lift 

Regardless of their bond. 
And so 'tis called unto this day, 

Just homely, plain Wash Pond. 



Isaac Randall, born 1858, in Chester, son of Isaac and 
(Sarah A. Bartlett) Randall, grandson of Jacob and Belinda 
(Bond) Randall, and great grandson of Isaac and Jane 
(Worth) Randall, who lies buried in the cemetery on the 
hill, at West Hampstead, as a Revolutionary patriot of fame. 
He married Alice H. Spollett and has children : 

I. Eleanor True, b. May 5, 1893. 

II. Maurice Isaac, b. Aug., 1895. 

III. An infant daughter, b. Nov. 5, 1899. 

He is postmaster at Center office, and general store goods 
dealer, taking the store from his brother-in-law, Alfred W. 
Foote, who succeeded the firm of Major Isaac Smith & Sons, 
established in about 1824. 

The Residence of Hermon and Etta Lerock is the 
home of the children of Jos. and Anna (Seavey) Lerock, 
and grandchildren of Daniel and Fannie (Harriman) Seavey, 
for many years a citizen of Hampstead. 

Luther Webber born in Salem, New Hampshire, son of 
Abel, who was son of Abel, born in Pelham, New Hampshire, 
came to Hampstead fifty-five years ago, and settled at the Web- 
ber homestead m East Hampstead. He married Mehitable 
Hoyt, daughter of Eliphalet, son of Ebenezer, from Hoyt 
Corner. He died in 1898, leaving sons: Leonard E., born 
Oct. 6, 1818, married Ellen Frances Marsh. They reside at 
the old homestead in Hampstead ; and Frank P., married Rosa 
L. Jones, daughter of Charles and Mary J. (Moulton) Jones ; 



348 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

had cliildren, Fraiikie, Flossie and Ada, all dead. They re- 
side in Danville. 

FoRiiEST Eugene Merrill, born in Georgetown, Massa- 
chusetts, Aug. 2, 1853, son of Moses and Laura (Watson) 
Merrill, graduate of Dartmouth college. Has been principal 
of Hampstead High school from 1879-'80, five years, and from 
1891-'92 until the present date. He married Alice M. Davis 
of Hampstead. They had children : 

I. Francis Eugene, b. in Park City, Utah, Mar. 31. 1885, d. Jan. 11, 

1888. 

II. Laura Eliza, b. in Park City, Utah, .Jan. 30, 1887. 

III. Mary Alice, b. in Provo, Utah, Oct. 1«, 1888. 

IV. Florence Margaret, b. Provo, Utah. Apr. 3, 1890. 

V. Charlotte Ruth, b. Mar. 8, 1892, in Georgetown, Mass. 

VI. Jeannette Edith, b. Oct. 21, 1893, in Hampstead. 

Mrs. Betsey Hoyt Ayer, daughter of Joseph and Betsey 
(Poore) Noyes, was born in Atkinson, New Hampshire, Oct. 
23, 1809, on Newbury Hill, which for the past century has 
been known as Brag Hill. She was granddaughter of Caleb 
Noyes, a Revolutionary patriot of Atkinson, also a descend- 
ant of Thomas Hale, one of the first owners by deed, of land 
in Hampstead, a portion of whose land now is a part of Mrs. 
Ayer's farm. She married Daniel, son of Daniel and Hannah 
(Ela) Ayer, a schoolmate of John Greenleaf Whittier, in 
1833. He died June 3, 1891, aged eighty-seven years. They 
have children : 

I. William, b. Dec. 20, 1833; m. Emma Chase, daughter of James 

and Sarah Aun (Osgood) Brickett of Hampstead, resides in Hamp- 
stead and has children: Orrie Belle, b. Sept. 8, 1871; Etta Es- 
telle, b. Nov. 14, 1872. 

II. Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1, 1840; at home. 

III. Sylvester, b. Feb. 1, 1842, resides at the homestead of the family. 

They at first resided in Atkinson, near Greenough's cor- 
ner, but removed to the Reuben Harriman farm in Hamp- 
stead, in June of 1865, where she has since resided. 

Mrs. Ayer was present at the 150th amiiversary exercises 
July 4th, in Brickett's grove, and enjoyed the day in her 



HAMPSTEAD, I^EW HAMPSHIRE. 349 

usual happy way. She was the oldest person attendant upon 
that occasion. She retains the full possession of all her facul- 
ties, with a slightly impaired hearing, taking charge of her 
household duties with an interest of one many years younger. 
On her ninetieth birthday, Oct. 23d, 1899, she entertained 
her relatives, friends and neighbors, throughout the day. 
Cake and tea made by herself were served. Many tokens of 
kindly remembrance were brought her, which told that she 
had been the good mother to many a family in the circle of 
her acquaintance, at times of the joyful welcoming of the 
first born, as well as when sorrows were deep in their homes. 

Moses Hoyt, Esq., was born in Hampstead, August 8th, 
1797, at the old homestead, at what is known as Hoyt Cor- 
ner, son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Nichols) Hoyt, a Revolu- 
tionary soldier from Hampstead. Mr. Hoyt was honored by 
his townsmen with every office of trust, and found at all 
times, faithful and equal to the place. He was married four 
times. First, to Hannah Williams ; second, to Joan Brown ; 
third, to Mrs. Deborah L. Jenness (mother of Rev. George 

0. Jenness, many years a resident of Hampstead, and super- 
intendent of her schools, now at Charlton, Mass.); fourth, to 
Rachel Gordon of Hampstead. He had a large family of 
children, of whom sons Caleb J., D. Lowell and Daniel Nich- 
ols Hoyt, reside in town. The last named was born Aug. 15, 
1834, married Martha, daughter of John and Eliza (Bailey) 
McDuffee of Hampstead, who was born Dec. 23, 1839, and 
died July 6, 1887. Children: 

1. Mary Lillie, b. May 20, 1862; resides with lier father. She was ap- 

pointed librarian of Hampstead public library, Dec. 22, 1897. 
II. George A., b. Feb. 20, 1870, m. Lizzie Gilmoro; resides in Hampstead. 

Manora Jenness is a daughter of Rev. George O., son 
of Mrs. Deborah (Jenness) Hoyt, and Mary Abbie, daughter 
of Simon and Mrs. Merrill, who was a daughter of Rev. John 
Kelly of Hampstead. She is a teacher of vocal and instru- 
mental music in Charlton, Mass., and pleasingly entertained 
the audience at the 150th celebration. 



350 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

David E. and Sally (Fern) Irving, married Jan. 9, 
1798, moved from Londonderry, N. H., to Hampstead, May, 
1809, bringing with them three children, of whom David and 
Hannah, were, it is said, born in Lynn, Mass., and Jacob, in 
Londonderry, Oct. 10, 1808, married Sarah W. Jaqiies, in 
Hampstead, Jan. 14, 1832. Children born in Hampstead 
were : 

I. John D. b. Sept. 10, 1833, m. Mary E. Kent. He died June, 1896. 

Children: Nabbie and Clara, who died young, and Henry Albert 
Irvinjj, who resides in Boston, Mass. 

II. Martha A., b. Jan. 14, 1835, d. June 30, 1845. 

III. Joseph C, b. Sept. 7, 1837. 

IV. Hannah E. b. July 28, 1841, ra. John S. Titcomb; resides in Haver- 

hill. 

V. Surah E., b. May 12, 1843, m. William Cowdery, wid. Resides in 

Haverhill. 

VI. Jacob H., b. May 1, 1840. 

VII. Clara A., b. Mar. 22, 1848, m. J. Davis of Sandown; resides at Resi- 

dence of the late John Ordway, West Hampstead. 

Jacob Irving died Mar. 10, 1879; Sarah, wife of Jacob, 
died Nov. 25,1850. 

The Essex Antiquarian, of November, 1899, has a descrip- 
tive article of " a lot laid out originally to the rights of Stephen 
Kent and Hugh Shen-at," situated on what is now the north- 
erly side of Arlington street, bordering on Main street, then 
known as " Bartholonew Path " in Haverhill, and says " six 
acres of it eventually came into the hands of Daniel Little, a 
yeoman, who, with his wife Abiah, conveyed it to James Mack- 
hard, of Haverhill, a trader, July 18, 1732." Daniel and 
Abiah Little purchased of Robert Ford, a tract of thirty-six 
acres with the dwelling house thereon, March 11, 1733, 
which is now known as the Daniel Mayly place. They were 
the first family of the name in town, and numerous descend- 
ants are now among us. The oldest is a great grandson, 
Tristram Little, born Dec. 12, 1815, son of Moses and Mary 
(Johnson) Little, and remained at the residence built near 
his father's homestead. He married Betsey Peaslee. He is 
kindly remembered by the company assembled at both the 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 351 

centennial and one hundred and fiftieth celebrations, for his 
mterest in the pleasant home coming of the people of Hamp- 
stead. He was one of the original trustees of Hampstead 
High School, and still one of them. They had children: 

I. Moses, b. July 2(), 1840, d. Jan. 16, 1841. 

II. John Tristram, b. Jan. 12, 1844, m. Emma F. Colby; resides opposite 

his father's home. She died Apr. 16, 1894. Children: Arthur 
Herbert, b. Oct. 10, 1867, m. Ruth Ann Emerson; resides at his 
father's. Child: Maurice Emerson, b. May 14, 1892, d. May .31, 1892. 

III. Mary .Jane, b. .Jan. 6, 1S48, m. Moulton D. Pressey; resides in Haver- 

hill. Children: Wilbert Little, b. 1870 and Carl Forrest, b. 1878, 
d. 1879. 

IV. Albert Hazen, b. June 17, 1852, m. first, Flora J. Harris of Plaistow, 

second, Abbie I. Gale of Newton; resides with his father. Chil- 
dren: Myrla, b. 1888, and Etiiel, b. 1893. 

Nathaniel Little, born jMay 3, 1751, like his father, En- 
sign Little, served in the Revolution. He had his coat riddled 
with bullets wliile in the thickest of the fight at Saratoga, but 
escaped himself without a scratch. About the close of the 
war he sold his farm in Plaistow and moved to Springfield, 
N. H., when that place was a mere wilderness, but in later 
years he came to Hampstead, where he died in 1827. He mar- 
ried Mary Carlton. Their oldest son, Jonathan Carlton, born 
Jan. 27, 1769, married Phebe, daughter of David Poor, of 
Hampstead, and moved from Plaistow soon after his marriage. 
He was a man very regular in his habits. For more than forty 
successive years he rose ever}^ morning before the sun. He 
voted at every presidential election from Washington to the 
one preceding his death in 1856, and at every annual town 
meeting with four exceptions for fifty-six years. Their fourth 
child was Linus Lewis Carlton, born Sept. 27, 1806, married 
in 1832 Abiah, daughter of Ephraim and Rhoda (French) 
Tewksbuiy, who was born in Hampstead Apr. 25, 1807. Pie 
was a cooper by trade, and was for many years captain of a 
military company, and held town office. Their children 
were born in Hampstead except the oldest, who was born in 
Portsmouth, N. H., whence he removed to Hampstead to the 
farm on Kent's farm road, wliich has remained in the family 
and was originally his wife's birthplace. Their children were : 



352 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

I. Khoda Ann, b. Aug. l;J, 1833, m. Charles B. Pettengill. 

II. Mary Amanda, b. July, 1836, m. John W. Tabor. 

III. Henry Curtis, b. Jan. 17, 1838, died in the rebel prison at Salis- 

bury, N. C, Apr. 3, 1805. A post of the G. A. R. in Hampstead, 
organized in town some years since, was named in honor of his 
memory, "Henry C. Little Post," since disbanded. A stone 
erected to his memory in the village cemetery bears the follow- 
ing inscription: 
" I have done my duty, I lay down my life for my country." 
Sergeant Henry C. Little, son of Lewis and Abiah F. Little, 
a member of Co. E, 11th New Hampshire Volunteers, 
was at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. ; Vicksburg and Jackson, 
Miss.; the siege of Knoxville, Tenn. ; the battle of the 
Wilderness and Spottsylvania. 
Wounded at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864. 
Taken prisoner at the battle of Pegram Farm, Va., Sept. 30, 1864. 
Remained in Salisbury, N. C. prison until Feb. 28, 1865. 
Died Apr. 3, 1865, aged twenty-seven years. 
His comrades loved him. 

IV. Linus Hale, b. Sept. 28, 1839, m. Tryphena Moores, resides in 

Haverhill. 

V. Adin Taylor, b. Dec. 5, 1841, m. Mary Emma, daughter of Edmond 

and Emiline (Ela) Moores of Hampstead. Children : Adin Sidney, 
b. Oct. 12, 1870, m. Fannie C, daughter of A. P. and Francena 
(Dimond) Emerson; resides in the home Rev. John Kelly 
built in 1808. since occupied by Mr. Simon Merrill, and later by 
Mrs. Moores, who also at present resides there with her grand- 
son. They have children: Adin Edmond, b. Oct. 28, 1898. 

VI. Hannah Maria, b. Mar. 28, 1843, m. Frank M. Brown, of Haverhill. 

VII. Elizabeth Gordon, b. Feb. 17, 1848, m. Samuel S. Corliss, of Haver- 

hill. 

VIII. William Arthur, b. Jan. 7, 1851; m. Sarah Lizzie, daughter of Hor- 

ace and Elizabeth M. (Dearborn) Locke. They have a son: Horace 
Walter, b. Nov. 2, 1878. Graduate of Hampstead High school, 
1898; student, French and American college. 

William Calef Little, born Feb. 17, 1823 (son of John 
and Louisa (Calef) Little, a prominent citizen of Hampstead, 
died in 1852.) Married first, Julia E. (Harris) Haseltine. 
Children : 

I. Orrie Belle, b. Mar. IS, 1858, m. Rev. Edwin S. Pressey. 

II. Alice Marion, b. May 16, 1862; resides in Haverhill. 

Mr. Little was several years selectman of Hampstead, and 
held other town offices. Was one of the original trustees of 
Hampstead High School, and clerk of the board until his re- 
moval to Haverhill in 1884, where he now resides. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 353 

William F. Little, born in Hampstead Dec. 28, 1858, 
son of John William and Lucy Ann (Hall) Little, and grand- 
son of Thomas Kendrick Little, of Hampstead. Mr. Little 
married Mary Lizzie Kelly of Waltham, Mass., May 4, 1890, 
and they have two children : 

I. Marion Isabelle, b. Feb. 10, 189L 

II. Forest Ellsworth, b. June 25, 1894. 

He received his education in the District and High Schools 
of Hampstead. Was appointed ticket clerk for the Nashua 
and Rochester railroad at Nashua, June 15, 1880, and station 
agent at Hampstead, May 31, 1889, which position he now 
holds. He is agent for American Express Company, justice 
of the peace ; was postmaster from March 1, 1889 to May 1, 
1890, and from March 1, 1894 to 1897. 

David Little, son of Jonathan, born in Hampstead, and 
for nearly seventy-five years a resident, married Louisa Peas- 
lee of Newton. The last part of his life he resided in New- 
buryport, Mass. They resided at the farm now occupied by 
John and Herbert W. Mills. Their children were : 

I. J. Peaslee, resides in Amesbury, Mass. 

II. Hannah, m. first Amos Clark, of Bampstead; second, Capt. William 

Griffin, who for many years resided at the Gilman House, former- 
ly kni)wn as the " Jacob Kimball house," and later Griffin House, 
now owned by Charles B. Gilman and wife, who was Mary, 
daughter of George W. and Martha (Griffin) Bailey, daughter of 
Capt. Griffin. 

III. Edward J. died at twenty-four. 

IV. Moses B., b. Jan. 27, 1849; resided at the Little homestead until he 

moved to Newburyport, Mass., where he was in care of the Anna 
Jaqiies Hospital; d. in Newburyport; m. Sarah A. Hale, of New- 
buryport, now matron of the hospital. 

Oliver Rand Bragg, born in Hampton, N. H., Apr. 6, 
1821, son of George Randall and Martha (Rand) Bragg, came 
to Hampstead in 1824 to the house now the residence of 
Wallaoe P. Noyes, later moved to District No. 7, to the house 
built and occupied by Joshua Corliss in 1812. He married 
Sarah, daughter of James and Hepsebeth (Hunt Whittier of 
Hampstead. Their children, born in Hampstead, were : 



354 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

I. Charles Henry, b. 1844, d. 1846. 

II. Martha A., b. 184(3, m. Henry K. Goodwin; daughter, Mary O. m. 

Charles Shotz. 

III. Addie M., b. May 28, 1851, in. Loren M. Chase; a son, Oliver Adel- 

bert, ni. Myra L. Roques, 1899. 

IV. Almena, b. Oct. 3, 1855, m. George H, Page; have four children:— 

Ethel G., Charles S., Willie T., and Sarah E. 

V. George Henry, b. May 28, 1859; unmarried. 

The Early Home of the Shannon Family in Hampstead 
was where Mr. Ezra W. Foss resides at East Hampstead. 
From this house a son, Thomas Shannon, went to the Revo- 
lutionary war at the age of sixteen, and some of the family 
resided there until the occupancy of the " Widow Emerson 
farm " now known as Miss Brown's farm, where the Shan- 
nons resided about fifty-five years. Joseph P. Shannon, born 
at the early home, married Alice Nichols Cborn on Kent's 
farm), and settled at the old Shannon place, represented in the 
cut, in April, 1822. The house was formerly known as Wor- 
then's hotel, built by Lyman Colby, of Derry, in 1810, now 
occupied by Stephen Shannon and sister, Mary H., widow 
of the late Elisha Richardson, of Hampstead, children of Jos- 
eph and Alice (Nichols) Shannon. A brother was Charles 
H., who died in the Civil war, and resided at East Hampstead. 

The Residence of Charles H. Osgood is famous in our 
town's history as marking the location where Hon. John Calfe 
and his wife Lois, daughter of William Calfe, of Kingston, 
made their home in town. The old house stood in the yard 
in front of the present buildings, where a triangular plot is 
laid out and set with growing young maples, and was removed 
about fifteen years ago when the present buildings were 
erected. Mr. Osgood married Francena Eastman, of Hamp- 
stead (deceased). Children : R. Alice, married Davis ; Agnes 
Frances, Nellie Blanche, Sadie and Freeman, died young. A 
daughter Mary married George H. Titcomb, resides in Hamp- 
stead ; and C. H. Jr. by former marriage. 

The ancestry of the family of Merrick is being compiled 
and arranged from the year 1212, to the present generation, 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 355 

by George Byron Merrick of Madison, Wis., a great grandson 
of Joseph Merrick, whom tradition says " was born in Hamp- 
stead, Dec. 30, 1749, while his parents were on a visit to the 
town." Joseph was the third generation from James Mer- 
rick, the emigrant to Charlestown, Mass., in 1636. He mar- 
ried Judith, daughter of Stephen and Judith (daughter of 
Gen. Jacob Bailey) Little, of Hampstead, in 1770. They re- 
sided on the farm now called the Henry Noyes place, occu- 
pied by Mr. George Brown. He was a Sergeant in Capt. 
Jos. lUsley's Company, Col. Cogswell's Regiment of Essex 
County, from Sept. 30, 1776, to Nov. 1, 1776. He died at 
Hampstead, Dec. 29, 1823. They had children: 

I. Judith, b. Jan. 22, 1771, in. Ruf us Harriraan, settled in Hampstead. 

II. Joseph, b. June 22, 1772, m. Sarah Harriman, settled in Adrian, 

Mich. 

III. Temperance, b. Sept. 5, 1775, m. James Noyes, settled in Corinth, 

Vt. 

IV. Mary, b. Mar. 16, 1778, m. Samuel Dalton of Kingston, N, H. 

V. Hannah, b. May 17, 1780, m. John Grimes, resided in Candia, N. 

H., and Atkinson, and had their names changed to Graham, in 
later years. 

VI. Abner Little, b. June 22, 1782, m. Martha Corliss, resided in Hamp- 

stead, on the " old Corliss homestead," and parents of Joshua 
Corliss Merrick and Mrs. Julia A. Martin of East Hampstead, 
also grandfather of Calvin Merrick, m. , Annie E. Heath of 
Hampstead Center. 

VII. Sarah, b. Aug. 3, 1784, m. Edward Noyes of Hampstead. 

VIII. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 5, 1785, m. Sarah Corliss; resided in Hamp- 

stead, and the parents of Francis and Ehoda (Stickney) Merrick, 
late of Hampstead. 

IX. Abigail, b. Oct. 26, 1789, m. Bartholonew Heath, resided in Me- 

thuen, Mass. 

X. Ann, b. Sept. 28, 1791, m. Paul Gardner; resided in Haverhill. 

XI. Joshua, b. May 20, 1793, m. Eliza Emery of Suncook, N. H. 

XII. Lydia, b. Dec. 28, 1795, m. Oliver Lake of East Haverhill, Mass. 

Daniel, Knight Stickney, son of Capt. John P. and 
Lucy Noyes (Knight) Stickney, born Feb. 22, 1857, married 
Sarah Graham in 1895, has one child, Forrest Charles, born 
Oct. 10, 1896. His father, John P. Stickney, was Captain of 
the " Hampstead Light Infantry," whose steadiness of their 
movements, exactness in their evolutions, and by their gentle- 



356 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

manly and soldierly bearing, elicited the praise of all at the 
Centennial Celebration in 1849. He was born in Kingston, 
son of Jonathan and Nancy (Pearsons) Stickney. 

Capt. Stickney had children born in Hampstead, Laura 
Frances and Nancy Jane, deceased in 1864 ; Franklin Pierce 
of Boston, John Henry of Haverhill, and Daniel Knight of 
Hampstead. 

Charles W. Pressey, born in Sandown, married Mrs. Cle- 
mentine (Wood) Sleeper, and removed to Hampstead in 1872. 
(See illustration, residence.) Their son, Edwin S., attended dis- 
trict and Hampstead High Schools, graduated from Williams 
College in 1885, from Union Theological Seminary, New 
York, in 1888 ; married Orrie Belle, daughter of William C. 
and Julia Harris Haseltme (see illustration). They have two 
sons. He has served as pastor of Congregational churches at 
Brookljm, N. Y., Springfield, Vt, Elmwood, 111., and at 
present is pastor of St. Anthony Park Congregational church, 
St. Paul, Minn. The younger son, Charles Park Pressey, 
graduated from Hampstead High School in 1887, graduated 
from Wniiams College in 1893, and is now manager of the Bos- 
ton Office of the Educational Register Company. 

Mr. Pressey was elected a member of the Trustees of 
Hampstead High School in 1883, and is deacon of the Congre- 
gational Church. He manufactured wooden boxes about twen- 
ty years in town, and carried on a general lumber business, 
but now has partially retired. 

The family of Noyes came to America in 1634, and settled 
in Newbury, Mass. Deacon Nicholas, was son of Rev. 
William and Anne (Stephens) Noyes, Rector of the Parish of 
Choulderton, Wiltshire, England. The story was related of 
him, that he was the first to leap ashore when the emigrants 
landed in Newbury, from the sliip " Mary and John." Cof- 
fin's liistory of Newbury says, " From the Conquest, the race 
have been distinguished for their scholarship and influence," 
and subsequent study of the family verifies the fact that they 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 367 

have, many of them, been first in all their various callings in 
life to a remarkable degree. 

Nicholas Noyes married Mary, daughter of Capt. John 
Cutting, a ship master of London. They had thirteen chil- 
dren, of whom Lt. Col. James, born May 11, 16 — , married 
Hannah Knight. The second of their children was Joseph, 
born Sept. 20, 1686, married Martha Clark, and in later years 
lived and died in Atkinson, N. H., where their four sons set- 
tled. They were buried in the village cemetery at Atkinson, 
in 1771-2. 

Joseph, the youngest son, born in Newbury, Nov. 1, 1732, 
came to Atkinson in 1741 (then Plaistow), and remained 
(except when in the old French war) until March 26, 1762, 
when he married Mary, daughter of Edward Flint of Hamp- 
stead, one of the petitioners for the town's incorporation. He 
bought a tract of land formerly owned by Gen. Jacob Bailey, 
of Mr. Ebenezer Gile, fifty acres for £5000 (old tenor), deed 
dated Feb. 3, 1763. Since then the farm and buildings have 
been in the possession of the Noyes family by descent. The 
barn, cider mill and other outbuildings went to decay about 
thirty years ago, but the house long known as the " Old Noyes 
House," or " Old Red House," being built of the hewn hard 
wood timber of the times, with its massive chimney eight feet 
square, could have withstood the storms of another century. 
It was burned by an unknown cause about eight o'clock in 
the evening of Sept. 13, 1897. 

Joseph Noyes served in the old French war, also at Bun- 
ker Hill and in Capt. Jesse Page's Company, in Col. Jacob 
Gale's Regiment of Volunteers, which marched from New 
Hampshire and formed the Continental Army at Rhode Island 
from Aug. 5 to Aug. 28, 1778. From the " Farmers' Cabinet " 
of July 27, 1807, was printed an item " On Saturday, the 11th, 
about 4 o'clock p. m., Mr. Joseph Noyes of Hampstead, was 
found dead in the woods about two miles north of the Henni- 
ker Meeting house, liis horse standing by liim. He had made 
complaint where he dined and rested about three hours before. 



358 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

and died of apoplexy, in his seventy-fifth year. He was on 
his way to Henniker, horseback, to visit liis daughter, Mrs. 
James Heath. His funeral was attended by a large concourse 
of people when an ingenuous, solemn and pertinent discourse 
was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Sleighs of Deering." 

He had five children, the youngest of whom, Edward, re- 
ceived the deed of tlie home farm, March 4th, 1797, "for five 
dollars and the love and affection I bear for my said son." 

Edward, born Feb'y 19, 1776, married Sarah Merrick, 
daughter of Joseph and Judith (Little) Merrick, and settled 
at the old house. They had children : 

I. Mary Darling, b. Dec. 12, 1803, m. Moses Greenough of Atkinson. 

II. Joseph, b. Dec. 3, 1805; resided in Atkinson, uum. 

HI. James, b. Mar. 26, 18U8, m. Sally Stickney; resided in Hampstead. 

IV. Sarah Ann, b. Mar. 19,1810, m. John H. Clark; resided in Hamp- 

stead. 

V. Susan, b. Nov. 19, 1811; d. y. 

VI. Edward Kand, b. Nov. 5, 1813, m. Elvira P. Noyes; resided in 

Hampstead. 

VII. Joshua Flint, b. Jan. 23, 1818, m. Lois Ann Noyes; resided in 

Hampstead. 

VIII. Eunice, b. Feb. 29, 1819, m. Giles Sargent of Amesbury, Mass. 

IX. Eliza, b. Sept. 26, 1823, remained at the homestead until her sudden 

death, Oct. 8, 1894. Perhaps no person was more widely known, not 
only in Hampstead, but in the surrounding towns, than " Aunt 
Eliza." Her amusing sayings, and severe lessons of industry 
and honesty, which she daily administered to her nephews and 
nieces, who have abundant reason to cherish her memory, are 
familiar. She is seen at the door of the old home feeding her 
lone hen, faithful to her work, and happy in doing what she 
believed to be her duty, in life's great battle. Peace to her 
memory! 

X. Washington, b. Nov. 16, 1825, m. Sabrina D. Corson, resided in 

Hampstead. 

Edward Rand and Elvira Peabody, daughter of Henry 
and Eliza (Peabody) Noyes of Atkinson, settled on the home- 
stead of the late Stephen Little in 1846, in Hampstead. He 
was at one time captain of the Hampstead Light Infantry, 
representative for the town in the Legislature, 1875, and 
trustee of the Hampstead High Schpol, at the time of his 
death, 1884. They had children: 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 359 

I. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 12. 1848, m. Lorenzo F. Hyde of Hamp- 
stead; resides in Boston. She was educated in the district 
schools and Pinkerton academy, Derry, taught school several 
years in this and surrounding towns, and in Haverhill and Cam- 
bridge, Mass. She was elected superintendent of schools in town, 
being the first lady in the county to so serve. 

ir. Edward Leonard, b. May 28, 1851, m. Emma I. Adams, residence, 
Hampstead; d. 1881. Children: Harry Adams and Carrie El- 
vira, residence, Haverhill, attending High school. 

III. Henry, b. Apr. 1, 1854, m. Ida A. Thomas; resides in Hampstead 

on the farm formerly the residence of William C. Little, but en- 
larged and improved. He is a member of the present Board of 
Education. They have children: Edward Moody, b. May 27, 
1881; Forrest Henry, b. Sept. 29, 1883, student Hampstead High 
School; Lee Wallace, b. July 7, 1886; Olive May, b. Dec. 13, 188 ; 
Florence Peabody, b. Dec. 14, 1894. 

IV. Lillie Elvira, b. June 11, 1866, m. George A. Sawyer of Atkinson. 

Children: Ralph Alanson and Ruth Elvira, b. Jan. 4, 1896. 

V. Wallace Peabody, b. Oct. 2, 1869, m. Blanche F. Calef ; residence, 

Hampstead. Child: Clarence Flint, b. Nov. 13, 1898. 

Joshua Flint and Lois Ann, daughter of Henry and 
Eliza (Peabody) Noyes of Atkinson, reside in the homestead 
built l)y Paul Stevens about 1780, since occupied by John 
Bond and later by Amos Buck, until he removed to the vil- 
lage, where he died. It was purchased by Noyes in 1840. 
They had children : 

I. Elbridge Henry, b. Jan. 22, 1846, m. Ellen F. Little of Atkinson. 

Children, Ellen Frances, b. Mar. 27, 1881, d. 1881. (All deceased.) 
They bviilt the residence on the spot where David Dexter of 
Pembroke once resided, and known as the Dexter farm. Here 
Lydia Dexter, who married Abraham Richards of Atkinson, the 
mother of Mrs. Cynthia Alexander of Hampstead was born. 
She lived to be one hundred years of age. 

II. Harriette Eliza, b. Dec. 15, 1848. 

III. Kufus King, b. May 24, 1853, graduated Atkinson academy, Dart- 

mouth Medical college, 1876, Boston city hospital, 1876, physi- 
cian in Boston twenty-five years. 

IV. Albert Peabody, b. Sept, 6, 1857, m. E. Rebecca Mason, resides at 

the homestead of the late Elbridge H., his brother. 

V. Isaac William, b. Feb. 24, 1861, m. Joan A. Patten, died Feb. 22, 

1898, resides in Manchester, N. H. Children: Walter Flint, b. 
Jan. 24, 1892; Carl Patten, b. Sept. 7, 1895. 

Corliss. — Nearly opposite the home of George Bragg in 
District No. 6, there once stood a house with a small barn 



360 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

behind it and a well in front under a willow tree. The cellar 
and well are still to be seen ; the house was taken down in 
1843. The home was originally on a farm of about one hun- 
dred acres, owned and occupied by Joshua and Molly (Wells) 
Corliss, in 1760. He was born at the old Corliss homestead, 
known as " Poplar lawn," in West Haverliill, Mass., Jan. 19, 
1713, the youngest of thirteen cliildren. (3 John, 2 John, 
1 George and Joanna Corliss, the emigrant from Devonshire, 
England.) 

He was familiarly called " Uncle Josh," and was the father 
of twelve children, born in Hampstead ; among them were the 
"fairies," as the seven roguish Corliss sisters were called, re- 
ceiving the name from an mcident told by our older people. 
An incident is also told how Mr. Corliss went to town one 
day, Feb. 9, 1761, leaving his wife at home. During the day 
she went to a neighbor's house, where a son was born. Upon 
the father's return he took the child in his arms and said, 
" This boy's name shall be Ebenezer, for hereunto hath the 
Lord helped me." This son settled in Yarmouth, Me. 

Joshua Corliss was a soldier in the French and Indian 
war, muster roll of Captam Edmund Moore's company of 
men who went to Albany, Feb. 24th, 1756, enlisting Dec. 
12, 1755, and discharged Dec. 12, 1755, April 14, 1757, he 
again appears as a soldier in the Second Foot company in 
Haverhill, under Captain Richard Saltonstall. He was also 
a "minute man" in 1775, and served under General Israel 
Putnam. 

He selected a stone from his farm and made a gravestone 
for himself and cut on it these words, " The righteous shall 
be held in everlasting remembrance." On the opposite side 
is the inscription, " Here lyeth the Remains of Joshua Cor- 
liss Sleeping, who died Jan. 29, 1822, in the 89 year of his 
age." 

From the Corliss family genealogy, compiled by a great 
grandson, Lieut. Colonel Augustus W. Corliss, U. S. A., 
also from Joshua Corliss Merrick and Mrs. Julia A. (Mer- 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 361 

rick) Martin, grandchildren of Joshua Corliss, both living at 
East Hanipstead, who remember him. " From his universal 
popularity and social qualities Joshua Corliss was known far 
and wide, and his kind heart and pleasant ways made for him 
a host of friends, and filled his pleasant home with troops of 
rollicking children, who looked up to him as one Avho was 
ever their friend and companion. During his prime he was 
very tall, bony and strong, very muscular, a long, wide face, 
very dark blue eyes, a fine, pleasant but thoughtful expres- 
sion of countenance. In later years he moved for a long time 
on crutches." 

John Keazee, of Salem, Mass., was granted a piece of land 
near where City hall park is situated in Haverhill, and in 1683 
a complaint was entered against John Keazer for keeping 
his tan vats open, by which means some cattle and swine be- 
longing to his neighbors had been destroyed. " Ye Moderator 
in ye name of ye town did publickly give s'd Keazer a certain 
warning and admonished him upon his peril to secure his tan 
yard and tan vats, that no damage be done by liim to other 
mens, or his own creatures, & in special that no mischief may 
not come unto children, we may occasion his own life to come 
to triall." His son John was killed by the Indians Mar. 15, 
1697, at his own door, whose son John, b. July 6, 1676, was 
the pioneer of " Almsbury Peke," and the ancestor of many 
of the families of that name which are scattered throughout 
New Hampshire and Maine. It is related of this John that 
it was his custom to go to Almsbury Peke and pitch his tent 
on the side of the hill, where he worked shoemaking, and on 
returning to Haverhill at the break of day on the 28tli of 
August, 1722, he discovered the Indians had passed the gar- 
rison and intended mischief to the inhabitants. Keazer alarmed 
the people and in time to prevent a massacre. He was said 
to have been a jack at all trades and somewhat eccentric, and 
for a long time lived as a hermit at the Peak. He was also said 
to have been exceedingly proud of his proficiency in walking 



362 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

and leaping. He once Avalked to Boston and back in one 
night, and has been known to jump over an ox cart with two 
large pails of milk in his hands. He married Judith Heath 
in 1730, and had ten children born in Hampstead. 

About the time of the incorporation there were other fam- 
ilies in town for a time, but the family in direct line have 
descended from the early settler on what we know as " the 
Handle." A descendant from that family is William J. 
Keazer, who married Emma S. Martin. He was one of the 
aids to the marshal at the 150th celebration, deacon of the 
Methodist Episcopal church; resides on the original home- 
stead which Thomas Arnold, the pioneer of the Arnold fam- 
ily, built. (3ne cliild : 
I. Ralph Leroy, b. Apr. 2(5, 1897. 

The Family of Marbles came from Duxbury, Mass., to 
Haverhill, at an early date, where Jolui and his son John were 
born. Giles O. Marble, a son of the latter, came in 1820 to 
Hampstead. About 1832 he married Martha B. Peaslee of 
Atkinson. They located on the place bought of Brown, but 
in later ^-ears known as the Luther Chase place, now gone to 
decay. Here their children were born, who were : — 

I. Giles F., b. 1834; m. Clementine H. Hoyt; had children:— Frank 

G., died at 4 years. Dana Giles, b. 1862, graduate H. H. S., class 
of 1881 ; attended Exeter Academy ; graduated Dartmouth College 
1884; in three weeks, had he lived, he would have been admitted 
to the bar. He died of pneumonia while teaching at Hillsboro', 
N. H., academy, in 1885. Charles E., attended H. H. school, 
Pinkerton Academy, Derry; entered Dartmouth Medical School 
in 1897. Mr. Marble has for a residence the house at first owned 
by John Muzzey, whose name appears in the early annals of the 
town. The family name was prominent in town for nearly a 
century. Next the house was owned by Thomas Randlett, who 
moved to Vermont; then by William Ayer and by Silas Griffin. 
Mr. Marble has here resided for thirty-eight years. 

II. John, m. Emily A. Darling; residence, Hampstead; have children: 

Edward G., Walter J., and Fred D. 

III. Martha Elizabeth, m., first, Seth Cass; second, Thondike P. Lake; 

residence, Hampstead. Children: George E., graduate H. H. 
S.; Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. ; Dartmouth College, 1896; 
Theological Seminary, Bangor, Me., 1899; installed pastor of 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 363 

Congregational church in Patten, Me., May, 1899; m. Miss Laura 
F. Davenport of New York city, Sept. 19, 1899. Mary E., attend- 
ed H. H. S., graduated from Boston Conservatory of Music; m. 
Charles H. Sweet of Harapstead. Helen, taught school; m, 
Harry A. Tucker; has daughter, Mildred. 

IV. Leonard, m. Melissa McNiel of Atkinson; resided in Hanipstoad, 

where he died. Children: Mary Abbie, Eugene and Will. 

V. Charles, resides in Haverhill. Children: Frank G., John m. Maria 

Danforth, and Alice, m. Clarence Timerans. 

Davis. — The family of Davis were early in Haverhill, 
Mass. Thomas Davis, one of the signers of the Indian deed 
of the territory of Haverhill, in 1640, came from Marlboro', 
England, in the sliip " James and William," and settled in the 
West Parish of Haverhill, near the old Corliss homestead. 

His brother James was one of the first selectmen of Ha- 
verliill in 1642. 

The Davises of Hampstead sprang from this family, of 
whom there were nineteen families in Haverhill before 1700. 

Josiah and Dorothy (Colby) Davis was an early settler 
here, havmg (it is supposed) followed the " twelve rod way " 
tract from the Davis land at East Haverhill to the land near 
the eastern shore of the Wash pond. They had nine chil- 
dren, of whom the youngest, Jesse, born July 8, 1767, mar- 
ried Lois Worthen, and their oldest child, Ezra, born Sept. 
6, 1793, married Mary Garland, and had children: 

I. Jesse Brooks, b. Dec. 13, 1818; died Feb., 1888. He worked his 

own way through college and the theological school in Prince- 
ton, N. J. His first pastorate was in Bridesbiirg, Pa., Presby- 
terian; afterwards he was located at Titusville, N. J., and at 
Hightstown, N. J., in which place he resided at the time of his 
death. He resigned October, 1887, on account of ill health. 
The congregation unanimously voted to make him pastor emer- 
itus. 

II. Joanna, b. Oct. 2, 1821; m. Hiram Withington, Titusville, N. J. 

III. Charles Henry, b. Jan. 17, 1824; died Aug. 1, 1825. 

IV. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 13, 1826; m. John Mount, Hightstown, N. J. 

V. Caroline Matilda, b. July 11, 18:^8; m. M. William B. Black well, 

Hightstown, N. J. 

VI. Charles Ezra, b. Feb. 20, 1831. For many years he has been a drug- 

gist in Germantown, Pa. 
Til. Emily Susan, b. June 14, 1834; m. Oscar H. Brown, Providence, 
R. I. 



364 MEMORIAL OF THK TOWN OF 

VIII. William Henry, b. Dec. 16, 1836; m. Rachel Jane Taylor of Wash- 
injiton, Vt. Their children are: Carrie Elsie, b. Nov. 2, 1876; 
resides Titusville. Henry Clinton, b. June 26, 1878; student in 
Butler Hospital, Providence, R. I.; Mary Garland, b. Aug. 9, 
1880, at home. Mr. Davis has been a lifelong resident of Hamp- 
stead. (See military and church record.) 

The Old George House in West Hampstead was built 
on land bought by William George, then of Hampstead, but 
formerl}^ of Haverliill, from Samuel Stevens, Nov. 8th, 1751, 
and of Ebenezer Keazer, May 2, 1755. A brother, Austin 
George, who is recorded as a son of " William of Haverhill," 
located nearly opposite the place bought by William, his 
brother. From this place have descended many of the name 
of George, and their descendants are found in all parts of 
the United States. William, the pioneer to Hampstead, born 
in 1737 (said to have been in Bradford, Mass.), married Ruth 
Hastings. Their son, born (by the tombstone in Plymouth, 
N. H.) in 1767, was one of the early settlers of Ply- 
mouth, where his descendants yet reside, A son, Jonathan, 
remained on the old homestead, as also his son Dudley, 
the father of Warren Dudley, and brother, I. William George, 
who removed the old house and built the residences repre- 
sented by illustration, the residence of Isaac William George 
being on the same location. In the George group is seen 
four generations : Warren Dudley, residence in Hampstead ; 
his son, Charles Warren, residence Haverliill, Mass. ; his son. 
Dr. Arthur Pliillips, a graduate from Haverhill (Mass.) high 
school, Dartmouth ^Medical College, 1886, a practising physi- 
cian hi Haverhill, and his son, Albert Warren. 

Annie E., daughter of Warren Dudley George, has been a 
successful teacher in our town. At present she is master's 
assistant in the Wilhams school at Newton, Mass., comple- 
ting her thirtieth year as teacher. 

Bartholxew Heath, born 1709, son of John and Fran- 
ces (Hutchens) Heath, who was son of John, sr., of Haver- 
hill, Mass., married Hannah Kelly; was one of the pioneers of 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 365 

Hampstead, where their twelve cliildren were born ; one of 
them, Jesse, born Nov. 16, 1766, married Abiah Merrill, made 
a home nearly opposite the house now occupied by Mr. Sew- 
ell Johnson, in No. 6 District. During the memorable Sep- 
tember gale (Sept. 28, 1815), which was without a parallel 
in New England, and which swept trees from their roots in 
many places in this town, was especially severe on the east- 
ern side of the Darby Hill Brook. The locality where the 
Heath family lived was laid in ruins, and large timber trees 
were prostrated. Jesse Heath had contemplated building a 
new house, and seized the opportunity to use the timber 
which " the Lord had felled for him," and built the house 
where Mr. Sewell Johnson now resides. He was a Revolu 
tionary soldier. One of their eight children, John, born Sept. 
28, 1783, married Abigail Wadleigh, and lived where a grand- 
son, John H. Heath, now resides, where he died in 1856. 
Capt. Jolin and Abigail (Wadleigh) Heath had children : 

I. Martha, b. Oct. 21, 1807; m. James H. Durgin, (b. in West Newbury, 

Mass.), Jan. 20, 1831, and moved to Hampstead. He was captain 
of the Hampstead Light Infantry. Removed to West Newbury 
in 1838, where he manufactured shoes forty years. An active 
deacon in the Second Congregational church forty-five years. 
He died Sept. 25, 1897, aged 89. Mrs. Martha (Heath) Durgin is 
still living in West Newbury, aged 92 years. A son, James H. 
Durgin, b. in Hampstead, is senior member of the shoe manu- 
facturing firm of J. H. Durgin & Son, established in 1840 in 
Haverhill, Mass. 

II. Eliphalet Kuight, b. June 3, 1809; m. Betsey Emerson; second, 

Alice Shannon; residence, Hampstead. Children were: John 
Henry, m. Christie Rolfe of Salem, N. H., and had children, b. in 
Hampstead, where they reside: Mary Frances, teacher in Ep- 
ping, N. H. ; Charles Henry, student high school; Abbie Alice; 
Annie Mabel, who died at four years, and Christie Rolfe. An- 
nie E., m. Calvin Merrick; residence, Hampstead. Mary E., m. 
Mariner Chase of Salem (deceased). 

III. Louisa, b. June 18, 1811; m. James A. Calef; d. Apr. 26, 1891; resi- 

dence, Hampstead. 

IV. Abbie R., b. Jan. 14, 1824; d. Sept., 1898, unmarried, 

V. Elizabeth A., b. June 12, 1S26; m. Nathaniel C. Smith; residence, 

Hampstead; d. Apr. 11, 1858. 

VI. Mary Jane, b. June 12, 1826; m. Dea. William Sanborn; residence 

Hampstead. 



3G6 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Horace Bailey, born Nov. 16, 1803, in Salem, descended 

from Rev. Abner Bailey, the first pastor of the North Parish 

in Salem, N. H., whose grave is marked by a plain large slab 

of slatestone, six feet in height and two wide, and bears the 

following tribute to his reverend memory. 

To perpetuate the memory of the Rev. Abner Bailey, who, like a shock 
of corn fully ripe, departed this life, March 10, 1798, in the eighty-third 
year of liis age and in the fifty-eighth of his ministry. "Blessed are 
the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors and their 
works do follow them." 

Mr. Bailey married Esther Hall April 10, 1827. They 

had children : 

I. Elizabeth Frances, b. Mar. 23, 1828. 

IT. Onslow, b. Apr. 21, 18:^1. 

III. Hannah Jane, b. Nov. 16, 1835, died; teacher in Concord, N. H. 

IV. Adeline Harriet, b. Sept. 3, 1845; resides in Haverhill. 

V. Charles Woodbury, b. Sept. 18, 1847, m. Ruth J, Dustin of Salem. 

Charles Woodbury Bailey, son of Horace and Esther 
(Hall) Bailey, was born Sept. 18, 1847, and married Ruth 
J. Dustin of Salem. They have children : 

I. Horace, b. July 12, 1870, m. Grace E. MacDonald, 1898; resides in 

Haverhill, where he is a contractor and builder. 

II. Laura Abbie, b. July 12, 1870, m. John E. Tabor; resides in Haver- 

hill. 

III. Charles, b. Sept. 30, 1871, m. Grace M. Given; resides in Hamp- 

stead. 

IV. David Dustin, b. Apr. 30, 1873, m. Eva M. Clai'k; resides in Haver- 

hill, as clothier's clerk. Children: Doris Hazeltine, b. Dec. 25, 
1896; Preston Clark, b. Nov. 2, 1898. 

V. Lillian May, b. July 17, 1879; at home. 

VI. Esther Gertrude, b. Apr. 6, 1881; attending Bridgewater, Mass., 

Normal School, 
vii. Eldridge Leroy, b. Nov. 26, 1883. 

VIII. PYed Onslow, b. Dec. 21, 1887. 

IX. Forrest Osraan, b. Dec. 21, 1887. 

Mr. Bailey has been selectman of Hampstead, in '75, '90, '91 
'92, '93 ; coUector of taxes in '70, '71, '81, '82, '83, and treas- 
urer in '71, 75, '80, '96, '97, '98, '99. He is a farmer and 
dealer in wood and lumber. 

Charles Henry Grover, born in Quincy, Mass., Feb. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 367 

26, 1843, was a son of Charles Henry and Abigail (Bartlett) 
Grover, born at the olcLGrover homestead in Atkinson, N. H., 
a son of Timothy, married Lois Whitehouse. They had chil- 
dren: 

I. Charles Henry, Jr., b. Sept. 9, 18(i7, m. Alma E. Sears, and has 
children: Eugene Sears, and Dorris. He was a graduate from 
Hampstead High School, a member of the firm of W. H. Floyd 
& Co., clothiers of Haverhill, Mass. He was one of the afternoon 
speakers at the 150th celebration. 

ir. Bessie G., b. Mar. 21, 1869, m. E. Cecil Mills; resides in Hampstead. 

iir. Frederick S. C, b. Jan. 28, 1872; clerk at Haverhill. 

IV. Abbie C, b. Oct. 13, 1879; teacher in Sandown, N. H. 

The Descendants of Benjamin and Hannah (Watts) 

Emerson have for one hundred and seventy-five years been 

among Hampstead's most honored citizens. Robert, their son, 

and Mary (Webster) Emerson, settled on the farm now known 

as the Moody Brickett place, or in later years, Miss Brown's 

farm. They had eight children of whom Caleb, born Apr. 7, 

1770, married Betsey Nichols, and their son, Daniel, born 

July 28, 1802, married Ruth Kimball Connor of New York, 

and lived at Emerson's corner, now the home of a son, William 

A. They had children : 

I. Daniel Hazen, b. July 2.5, 1828, m. Sarah, Apr. 27, 1852, daughter 
of John B. Richardson, b. in Groveland, Mass., Oct. 14, 1814, and 
died in Hampstead, Jan. 3, 1852, and son of; John, of West New- 
bury, Mass. They have children: 1. Laura Annette, b. Feb. 6, 
1853; resides at home. 2. Albert Hazen, b. Sept. 23, 1861, m. 
Susie Holt Stimpson, Sept. 26, 1893; they reside in Haverhill and 
have children: Dorothy, b. Sept. 8, 1894; Mildred, b. 
Mar. 1, 1896; Floyd Stimpson, b. Jan. 30, 1899. 3. Emma 
Eliza, b. Feb. 4, 1865, m. Elwin A. Edgerly, Sept. 10, 1889; re- 
side in Haverhill, and have children: Hazel Louisa, b. Jan. 
11, 1895; Janet Sarah, b. Oct. 30, 1897. 

A nephew of Mrs. Emerson's, William T. Richardson, born 
in Hampstead, Nov. 27, 1847, was given a home from his 
childhood, in her family. He married Sarah Meserve of 
Haverhill, and removed to Calif ornia about twenty years ago, 
where he is now the most extensive bee keeper in Ventura 
county. His apiaries of about one thousand colonies of bees 



368 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

at Simi, yield sixty-five tons of honey, from which Hamp- 
stead friends are occasionally remembered. 

II. James Henry, b. Sept. 5, 1830, m. Sarah Ann, daughter of Dr. 

Woodman, for several years a physician in town. They have 
children: 1. Charles Henry, b. Sept. 22, 1860, m. Anna Eliza- 
beth Bartlett; reside in Hampstead and have children: Louisa 
Woodman, b. July 6, 1896. George Henry, b. Nov, 15, 1897. 2. 
Ruth Ann, b. Dec. 22, 1866, m. Arthur Hazen Little, May 27, 

1891. One child: Maurice Emerson, b. May 14, 1892, d. May 31, 

1892. 3. Mary Lizzie, b. Dec. 16, 1871, m. Harry Isaac Noyes 
of Atkinson, resides at Atkinson. Children: Caroline Ruth, b. 
Dec. 8, 1895; Harold Emerson, b. Mar. 12, 1897; Roland Isaac, 
b. Sept. 15, 1898. 

III. Horatio Bartlett, b. Apr. 2, 1836, m. Lizzie Neal of Boston; second, 

Sarah Jeffers of Haverhill; resides in Maiden, Mass. Children: 
David, Chauncey, LiUa. 

IV. William Alonzo, b. Sept. 7, 1842, m. Abbie, daughter of Francis V. 

and Mehitable (Hoyt) Dow of Hampstead and Haverhill, and 
granddaughter of Moses Hoyt, Esq. They have children. I. 
Daniel, b, Dec, 2, 1863, m. Esther Plunkett. Have child: 
William Arthur, b, Sept. 2, 1888. 2. Frank W., b. Jan. 18, 1866, 
m. Minnie E. Stevens. 3. Arthur Mahlon, b. May 10, 1870, mar- 
ried first. May L. Henwood; has twins, Ella May and Alice 
Mabel, b. Mar. 31, 1889; married second, Alice M. Hamlin, and 
has Clifford Daniel, b. Sept. 27, 1892. 4. Myron Eugene, b. Dec. 
10, 1883, student at Phillips academy, Exeter. 

Tliis family constitutes the firm of "William A. Emerson 
& Sons, of the shoe factory at Hampstead, 

John, son of John and Betse}' (Nichols) Emerson, born 
June 27, 1778, married Betsey Emery, and settled on the 
present residence of a grandson. A, P. Emerson. Their son 
Jesse, born Oct. 29, 1805, married Mary S. Morrison, and 
their only child, Alfred Perry, b. 1841, married S. Francena, 
daughter of Israel and Hannah (Garland) Dimond of 
Danville. Have children : 

I. Ada Aldesta, b. Dec, 25, 1865, m, Charles W. Garland of Hampstead. 

II. Albion Dimond, b. Feb, 29, 1868, m, Mary Grace CalderwOv^d of At- 

kinson, b. June 9, 1874, m. Sept. 6, 1899, resides in Hampstead. 

III. John Herbert, b, July 28, 1869, m, Emma Josephine Hill of Derry 

(b. June 9, 1874), June 9, 1898, resides in Boston. 

IV. George Short, b. Sept. 7, 1871, m, Ella May Hill of Derry (b, June 

9, 1874), June 9, 1898, 

V. Fannie Casandria, b. Mar. 23, 1873, m, Adin Sidney Little, Sept, 31, 

1892; resides in Hampstead, 

VI. Jesse Morrison, b. Dec, 19, 1877, resides in Hampstead. 




ISAAC RANDALL 




DANIEL N. HOYT. 




MARY LILLIAN HOYT. 




MRS. BETSEY H. (nOYES) AVER. 




GLIMPSE FROM THE ISLE. 



hoyt's corner. 



JINS OF "mansion" on GOV. ISLE. 
VILLAGE CEMETERY FROM STREET. 




.lOHX WII.I.IAM CAKI.AMI). 




^/^cuAdJ^^a^a^d 




WILLIAM I. KEAZAR. 




KF.SIOENCE OF LATE DANIEL AVER. 
ENTRANCE TO GROVE. ^^pn. bAU.EV El.M- 

SITE OF TETER MORSE MII-T, 1727- ^^.q^^, ^^ENE NO. I- 




IKISTRAM LITI'I.K. 




AKTHI-R 11. MTTl.K. 




MANORA J EN NESS. 




RESIDENCE Of HORACE ADAMS 
RESIDENCE OF BENJ. W. CLARK. 

RESIDENCE OF LATE BENJ. L. PILLSBURY. 
RESIDENCE OF LATE DR. SAMUEL MORSE AND STREET VIEW. 

RESIDENCE OF GILES F. MARBLE. 
RESIDENCE OF MISS ALICE M. BROWN. 




DANA GILES MARBLE. 




REV. (IROKCE E. LAKE. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 369 

Col. Benjamin Emersox, son of Benjamin and Hannah 
(Watts) Emerson, b. April 23, 17 — , married Ruth Tucker, 
and resided at the residence of the late Dr. Josiah Calef East- 
man, which place he built. He had a mill near by, and the 
famous Emerson spring for medicinal water was on that place. 
They had six children, of whom 

I. Benjamin Dudley, b. Apr. 20, 1781, was founder of Hampstead 

High School (See Ed. work), and author " English Reader." 

II. Frederick, b. Nov. 28, 1789, was author of Emerson's North 

American arithmetics and spelling books, and instructor in Boa- 
ton schools. 

The Corson Family came to Hampstead about fifty years 
ago from Lebanon, Me., their grandparents being Daniel 
and Bathsubah (JMills) Corson, whose son was Nathaniel, who 
married Mary, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy (Remick) 
Fernald. Tlie}^ had cliildren : 

I. Avender, b. Feb. 17. 1830, m. Laura A., daughter of Thomas R. and 

Abigail (Little) Wheeler. Their children: Ella Viola, b. Dec. .30, 
1853, m. Albert W. Little; resides in Cliftoudale, Mass. .John 
S., b. Jan. 1, 1856, m. Mary E., daughter of John H. Clark, 
of Hampstead, and have children: Edwin Leroy, b. Dec. 7, 1875; 
resides in Boston, Mass., andHai-old Eugene, b. Julj'23, 1877; re- 
sides in Boston, Mass. Flora A., b. Dec. 14, 1858, m. James W. 
Sanborn. Abbie May, b. Dec. 13, 1864, m. Hemy W. Tabor, re- 
sides in Hampstead. Fred W., b. May 29, 1869; resides in Hav- 
erhill. 

II. Benjamin, resides in Minn. 

III. Daniel, a twin brother, resided in Me. (deceased). 

IV. George, m. Nellie McCrillis; resided in Hampstead, later in Me. 

V. Augustus, resided in Hampstead for a time, died in the West. 

VI. Sabrina D., b. Dec, 1840, m. Washington Noyes; resides in Hamp- 

stead. Her twin sister, Delana, m. Anson J., son of Amos Ring, 
of Hampstead, d. in Newtonville, Mass. 

VII. Mary, m. McCrillis, of Lebanon, Me. (deceased). 

VIII. Nathaniel, m. Mary Fielding, daughter of Joseph J. and Clarissa 

(Lyman) Fielding, of Hartford, Conn. Had children : Lewis 
Clement, b. 1861, d. at the age of twenty-one in Minn. Lulu 
Josephine, at home in Hampstead. 

Rev. Myron P. Dickey was born in Deny, N. H., Feb. 19, 
1852, graduated at Pinkerton Academy, 1870; at Dartmouth 
College, 1874. Taught school at Three Rivers (Palmer), 



370 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Mass., faU and winter of 1874-5. Assumed the principalship 
(.f Hainpstead High School, May 4th, 1875, and resigned to 
accept the principalship of Newmarket High school in the 
summer of 1879, remained to the close of winter term of 1880. 
(Ji-.iduatedfrom Yale Theological school at New Haven, Conn., 
in 1883. Piistor of Congregational church at Ludlow, Mass., 
for ten yeare. He was called to the pastomte of the Congre- 
g;vtional church, at Milton, N. H., April, 1893. . . In 1898 he 
was elected a memher of the board of education of Milton, for 
three years. 

He married Louise Ripley Shumway, of Three Rivers, Mass., 
Aug. 3, 1876. They have three children: 

I. Maurice Woodbiim, b. at Hampstead Oct. 23, 1878. Graduated at 

Xute High School of Milton, 1895. Graduated at Dartmouth Col- 
lege, 1899. At present employed at the large Worcester Public 
Market, in Worcester, Mass. 

II. Orinda Sophia, b. iu Ludlow, Mass., June 22, 1883; attending the 

Milton High school. 

III. Maik Shumway, b. at Ludlow, July 2, 1885; attending the Milton 

High School. 

Frum the Kent Family Genealogy we find that "Stephen 
Kent, born in England, 1607, was a prominent man in New- 
bury, Mass., from 1638 to 1676, when he moved to Flaverliill, 
Mass. He had five children, one of whom was Stephen, 
born March 6, 1648, who married Jane Scott, and was con- 
sidered to be one of the proprietors of the undivided lands in 
Haverhill, as heir of the original purchasers." The lots in 
the fifth division of land in Haverhill, were drawn Nov. 30, 
ITiil, when Stephen Kent became possessor of the section in 
Hampstead known as "Kent's Farm," for one hundred and 
seventy-eight years. He made many conveyances of his land 
in the following years, and seems to have been also interested 
in other land in town, but had not a home of his own here. 

In the southwestern part of the town, near the residence of 
.lost'ph C. and Sarah Jane (Hall) Brown, came John Kent, 
bmii in (Gloucester, Mass., Jan. 10, 1723, son of ^Josiah, 
-'rhomas, ^Thomas, of Gloucester. John Kent and wife, Mary 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 371 

Godfrey, had seven sons whose names commenced -with the 
letter J, The yonngest was Job, born Mar. 31, 1743, mar- 
ried Alice Little, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Bond) Lit- 
tle, of Hampstead. He died in Hampstead Dec. 26, 1837, 
aged ninety-four years and nine months. In Rev. John Kel- 
ly's sketch of Hampstead he is mentioned. They had ten 
cliildren, one of whom, Dea. Jonathan, born June 4, 1783, 
married Clarissa Page. He was prominent in town and church 
olifice for many years. Their children were : 

I. Thomas, b. Apr. 8, 1808, m. Mary A. Moors; resided in Hampstead. 

Children: Ann L., Clara E., Laura A., and Mary A. 

II. Nabby Kimball, b. Nov. 9, 1809, m. Richard K. Brickett. 

III. Lorenzo, b. Sept. 3, 1812, m. Susan Chapin; resided Woodstock, Vt. 

Six children. 

IV. Jonathan P., b. Sept. 1, 1814, m. Ann Taylor; resided in Boston, 

Mass. Children: Elbridge L., of Lawrence, Mass.; Annie, 
Clara A., Charles E., and Albert L. 

V. Elbridge Gerry, b. Feb. 8, 1817, m. Martha Nutting; resided in Hol- 

land, Wales Center, N. Y. Children: George N., Mary J., Polly, 
and John. 

VI. Robert Emerson, b. Mai-. 13, 1820, unmarried. 

VII. Edwin Alina, b. July 1.5, 1823, m. Abbie F. Ward; resided in Cali- 

fornia. Children: Walter E., Eva L., Amy F., and Clara A. 

VIII. Clarissa Ann, b. Dec. 8, 1826, m. John Henry Clark. 

IX. Mary Elizabeth, b. Apr, 26, 1833, m. John D. Irving; second, Col. 

Albert L. Eastman. 

William Sanborn was son of Jeremiah and Martha San- 
born, of Chichester, N. H., born Feb. 10, 1812, and died Sept. 
18, 1893. He removed to Hampstead about 1840, and held 
offices in town, was also representative to the Legislature, and 
an officer in the Congregational church many years. He was 
three times married : First to Mary Greenleaf, of Canter- 
bury, N. H., Sept. 20, 1837, and had one child, Martha, mar- 
ried Charles Day, of Deny. Second, Lois Calef, of Hamp- 
stead, Aug. 18, 1846, and had children : 

I. Mary Elizabeth, b. June 29, 1847, d. Aug. 25, 1869. 

II. James William, b. Apr. 30, 1853, m. Flora A. Corson, and daughter 

of Avender and Laura A. (Wheeler) Corson. They have a daugh- 
ter, Ethel Lois, b. Feb. 22, 1878; graduate of the Hampstead 
High School. They reside at the homestead of his father. 

III. Susan Emma, b. Apr. 25, 1857, d. June 5, 1863. 



;372 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

IV John Calef, b. Sept. 29, 1S63, m. first, Lillian R., daughter of Alon- 
zo, and jjrand-daughter of Capt. Wm. Griffin, of Hampstead. 
She a. Jlay 2, 18»7. Second, m. Annie B., daughter of George 
W. Fitts, of Hampstead, June 22, 1899. 

William Moulton, of Hampton, bought a tract of land in 
llaiui)stead early in the settlement of the town, and was one of 
the petitionere for the town's incorporation, but the name was 
not verj' prominent in town until the marriage of William, of 
Yarmouth, Me., and Sally Harriman, and the birth.of their son 
Caleb H., born Oct. 3, 1787, who married Sophia Hardy in 
Nov., 1812. Their children were : 

1. William IL, b. Dec. 16, 1812, m. Marj^ L. Langley; resided in Salis- 
bury, X. ri., and d. in 1890. 
u. Sally, m. Edmond Morse; resided in Hampstead. Children: Thomas 
W., and Florence A. Thomas W. now resides in Sandown. 

III. Caleb, b. Jan. o, 1818, m. Abigail Morse in 1844. 

IV. Sophia, resides in East Hampstead, the veteran teacher of the 

town from 1840 to 1844, teaching one hundred and eight terms 
of school in this and other towns in New Hampshire. 

V. Mary J., m. Charles Jones. Children: Leslie, Rosa L., wife of 

Frank P. Webber, now living in Danville, and Mabel, died young. 

VI. Bruce, m. Philena W. Hadley; resided at the old home, and d. 1867. 

Caleb and Abigail (Morse) Moulton resided in Hamp- 
stead, where he held many offices. Was high sheriff twen- 
ty yeai-s, county commissioner three years, and deputy sheriff 
rtfteen yeai-s. He cUed May IT, 1878. They had children: 

I. Andrew J., b. May .30, 1845, d. June 7, 1846. 

H. Andrew Morse, b. June 2, 1847, m. Carrie A. Smith, b. June 26. 
She d. Apr. 3, 1895 (see town officers). They had children: Wal- 
ter H., b. Dec. 22, 1874, m. Gertrude Rogers, and d. Nov. 5, 1898. 
Clara E., b. Jan. 8, 1876, m. Frank E. Darling; resides in Hamp- 
stead. Children: Louis C. b. Feb. 26, 1898. 

I'.i. Isabel, b. Nov. 14, 1848, m. Orren Vittum, of Sandwich, N. H. 

IV. Annie S. b. Apr. 4, 1850; a teacher in Lawrence, Mass. several years, 

and d. Juno 26, 1S.S6. 

V. Ellen, b. Apr. 29, 1855, d. Jan. 7, 1856. 

VI. Ellen Abbie, b. Mar. 4, 1857, d. Jan. 26, 1864. 

HiiucE and Philena (Hadley) Moulton have children: 

I. Grace IL. m, Russol K. Hook, of Sandown. Children: Jennie M., 
Vin.i I)., and Klsie (i. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 373 

II. Everett, lu. Nellie L. Hadley, and resides on the home farm that 

has been in the family six generations. Children : Bertha Grace, 
and Bernice Amy. 

III. Marilla, m. Anson B. Kimball, of Hampstead. 

IV. Charles Bruce, b. Feb. 5, 1857, m. Georgia A. Colby. Children: 

Lena A., m. Albert Faxon, resides in Hampstead; and John L. 
and William C. Moulton. 

V. Newell G., m. Mabel Sargent, of Danville. Children: Maud C, 

Myrtle L., Emeliue B., Alice M., Faith L., Dean C, and Bruce. 

The name of Joseph Hadley, Sr. and Jr., is often found 
in old deeds of land conveyances before the incorporation of 
the town. March 30, 1747, they bought a tract of land of 
Richard ColHns of Newbury, who ^^^as also a large owner of 
land in the Peak section of the town in the early days of the 
settlements. The Hadleys of Hampstead descended from Jo- 
seph, Sr., who occupied the farm where Mr. Gilbert Verburght 
now resides. The old Hadley house was located near his 
present residence. Here Mr. James Hadley was born, who 
was one of the vice presidents of the centennial celebration. 
He married widow Williams, and resided in the present 
house of Ellsworth Hadley, and died there. He married, 
second, a Mrs. Swetzer; no children. 

Benjamin Garland, born July 10, 17G7. The first of 
the name in town came from Barrington, N. H., to Hamp- 
stead, with his wife, Mary Balch, born June 11, 1770, and 
several children, among whom were John, Susan, Emily, and 
Benjamin Balch, born Feb. 2, 1793. They lived at the " Old 
Mitchell place " for about seventy years, later known as the 
" James Noyes house," (as represented in the snow scene), 
where the father died. Benjamin B. married Mary Hazen 
Calef, born April 14, 1796, daughter of Wilham and Mary 
(Little) Calef, and granddaughter of Hon. John Calef of 
Hampstead, also granddaughter of Hon. Richard Hazen, of 
whom mention has been made in the sketch of Rev. John 
Kelly. 

Benjamin B. and Mary Garland resided for many years 
near the parental homes of the Calefs, Littles and Hazens, at 



374 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Garland's Corner, where lie died, Aug. 8, 1872. His wife 
died Miircli 22, 1879. They have children: — 

I. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 28, 1820; m. Frederick A. Pike, Feb. 25, 1818; 

resided at the home now occupied by Eugene L. Spinney, at 
Piko's corner, opposite Garland's corner. He died there. 

II. John William, b. Feb. 15, 1828; m. Emily Ann, daughter of Amos 

King, one of the original trustees of Hampstead high school. 
They liave children: Charles Wilbur, b. July 13, 1859; ra. Ada 
E., daughter of Alfred P. and Francena (Dimond) Emerson, 
April 21, 1885. Had childien: Leona Casandria, .b. Apr. 22, 
1886. Mildred Ring, b. June 5, 1887. John Alfred, b. June 6, 
1889. (See town and church officers.) 

One of the earliest families to settle in the " Peak district' 
was the Clai;ks, who came from Amesbury, Mass. He built 
his house on nearly the same spot where the new Clark resi- 
dence, which was l)uilt about 1846, stands. 

The fii-st family was Amos, son of Edward of Amesbury, 
who married Sarah Kelly. Their children were born from 
1740 to 1756. The fifth Amos succeeded to the home farm, 
married Hannah Howard, and their son John married Mary, 
daughter of John Harriman, also an early settler in that sec- 
tion. John H. married Sarah Ann Noyes, and they were the 
parents of the Misses Mary A. and Sarah A. Clark, the pres- 
ent ownei-s, Avho have improved the home of their ancestors 
with a iu)ble pride. 

John Henry Clark, son of Joshua and Eliza (SpoUett) 
Clark, was bom in Deny, N. H., married Clara Ann Kent, 
daughter of Dea. Jonathan Kent, resides in Hampstead. 
Their children were Clarence L., died young ; Mary E., born 
Oct. 27, 185(5, married John S. Corson; and Frank, died 
young. 

Benjamin \V. Clark, son of John and Charlotte A. (Swett) 
Clark, born in Hampstead, February, 1857; married Mary J. 
Hean. They have nine children : Lillie Josephine, Ora Etta, 
Ida May, CUiarles Henry, Alice Mabel, Emma Florence, Annie 
Com, Esther and Walter. Mr. Clark has been selectman for 
1898-1899. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 375 

Anson B. Kimball, born March 20, 1855, in Danville, son 
of George F, and Mary D. (Fullington) Kimball, and grand- 
son of Caleb and Grace (Scribner) Kimball of Raymond, mar- 
ried Marilla Moulton of Hampstead. They have no children. 

Mr. Kimball was selectman in 1894 and 1895 ; is a grocer 
and farmer. 

Alfred S. Morgan, born in Hampstead August 24, 1872, 
son of Simeon and Clarissa (Hunt) Morgan. She was daugh- 
ter of Jacob and Ann (Griffin) Hunt, and granddaughter of 
Reuben and Sally (Eastman) Hunt of Hampstead. Alfred 
has two brothers : Henry, married Belinda Hackett ; resides 
in Hampstead ; children, Eva and Lillie ; Nelson, resides in 
Nashua, N. H. 

Pardon Tabor, born in Chester, N. H., Feb. 21, 1808 ; 
son of Eben and Abigail (Colby) Tabor, of German ances- 
try ; married Roxanna Colby, born in Dunbarton, N. H., Sept. 
19, 1808. She is now living in Hampstead, where they have 
lived about sixty years. She has lived to see ninety-eight 
descendants and live generations. She is now the oldest per- 
son living in town. Their cliildren were : — 

I. Laura, m. George L. Bragdon (deceased young) ; one child ; resi- 

dence, Hampstead. 

II. Eben, m. Lizzie Koundy; residence, Hampstead and Haverhill; 

thirteen children. 

III. Job J., ra. Lizzie Randlett; residence, Hampstead; five children. 

IV. Susan P., m. Charles H. Randlett; residence, Hampstead; eleven 

children. 

V. Helen, m. Nathaniel Frost; resided, Haverhill; now a widow, car 

ing for her mother in Hampstead. 

VI. John W., b. Mar. 22, 1836; m. Mary A. Little; residence, Hamp- 

stead. He died November, 1898. Children were: Ida May, b. 
Sept. 9, 1860; m. Dwelley E. Simpson; residence, Pelham, N. H. 
Mary Etta, b. Mar. 14, 1862; m. W. Amos Fitts; residence, 
Hampstead; four children. Edward Ellsworth, b. Apr. 13, 1863; 
died young. Henry Walter, b. Sept. 9, 1860; m. Abbie Corson; 
two children; residence, Hampstead. Anna .Jewett, b. Apr. 27, 

1863; m. Dennett; two daughters, Haverhill (deceased). 

Fanny Maria, b. June 27, 1867; m. Oliver Edwards, Chester; four 
children. John William, b. May 18, 1869; m. Laura A. Bailey 
residence, Haverhill; EUery Ellsworth, b. Jan. 16, 1873; m. Josie 
F. Hyde; residence, Hampstead. 



376 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Edenezek Tabok, born iii Deny, N. H., July 5, 1803 ; 
marrieil, ill 1831, Sarah Jack of Chester, bom April 30, 1807 ; 
resided in Ilampstead for several years, and had children: — 

I. Mary A., b. in Chester, Oct. 16, 1834; m. George L. Bragdon, Oct., 

ISO'), I). July 12, 1827; d. in Hampstead, June 4, 1885. Their 
children are: George L., b. in Hanipntead, June 2, 1859; resi- 
dence, Hampstead. Sarah IT., born Sept. 7, 1864; m. Charles M. 
Woodard of Hampstead. Mary L., b. Aug. 6, 1875; m. Daniel 
O. Coombs of Derry; residence, Hampstead. 

II. Luella S., b. Chester, June 23, 18.37; m. George L. Johnson of 

Ilampstead; d. September, ISGl. Children: Georgianna S., b. 
June 2',t, ISCil. Luella, m. George Parsley; residence in Derry. 

III. James E., b. Oct. 2d, 1842; m. Mrs. Laura Z. Dorr of Londonderry. 

Child: Georgia Emma. b. September, 1893; d. January, 1894. 

IV. William L. S., b. June 2, 1844; m. Mrs. Myra Bean of Derry. Chil- 

dren: Cora E. and Willie. 

V. Sarah J., b. June 9, 1840; m. Frank Fitts of Sandown, N. H. Chil- 

dren: Earl O., Aunie S., Josie, Hattie and Daniel. Mrs. Fitts 
died 1891. 

VI. Harriott M., b. in Hampstead, Junejl8, 1848; m. Charles Stevens; 

resides in Ilampstead. Children are: Charles L., b. July 23, 
1867; m. Mabel Pearson of Haverhill, Sept. 23, 1897, where they 
reside. Ernest L., b. July 17, 1870; m. Fannie Page of Haver- 
hill, Apr. 11, 1894; residence, Haverhill. Herbert L., b. June 7, 
1877; residonco, Hampstead. Howard C, b. Jan. 21, 1882. 

Thomas Williams, born Aug. 9, 1709, m Newbury, 
Mass., moved to Hampstead soon after his marriage to De- 
liverance iMerrill, in 1739, and settled at the spot where 
Ellsworth Hadley now resides, known as the old Williams' 
place. Here their eight cliildren were born, one of whom, 
Moses, born July 7, 1751, married Meiiitable Atwood, an 
aunt of Harriet Atwood Newell, the fust missionary to India. 
From their sou Jonathan, born Sept. 29, 1797, are descended 
many of the name in the surrouuduig towns, but from John 
(son of Thomas and Deliverance Williams), born Nov. 30, 
17.50, who married Kacliel Cheney, whose son Benjamin mar- 
ried Ihiiinah Rowell, but living within sight of the old home 
in Plaistow, sprang the families that have lived in town until 
tiie present day. Their children were : 

I. Lois, m. Jonathan J. Keazer. 

II. James T., m. Mary Jane Lovering. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 377 

III. Levi C, m. Mary J. (Williams) Brunei. 

IV. Joseph, m. Susanna Short. 

V. Mary J., m. William Keazer; second, Moses H. Johnson. 

VI. Caleb W., ra. Martha H. Gordon. 

VII. Margaret B., m. Silas M. Marshall; second, William Russell. 

VIII. Charlotte Q., m. Gardner Kimball. 

IX. Orra Benjamin, m. Elizabeth Sargent; residence, Plaistow. 

James and Mary J. (Lovering) Williams at first resided 
in West Newbury, where their cliildren were born, but came 
to Hampstead about forty years ago, lived for several years 
on the homestead, as represented, formerly known as the 
home of Watts Emerson, Nathaniel Little and the Davises. 
He died in 1898. Children: 

I. Charles W., resides in Haverhill. 

II. Millard F., resides in Salem, X. H. 

III. Twin brother, Willard F., m. Annie Batchelder, and resides in 

Hampstead, and has son Walter. 

Caleb W. and Martha H., daughter of George W. and 
Mary Ann (Sargent) Gordon, of Landaff, N. H., reside in 
Hampstead. Children : 

I. Geor^-e Gordon, b. in Bath, X. H. ; m. Annie (Pettengill) Allen; 

residence, Haverhill. 

II. Nellie Rose, b. in Bath; m. Charles Trow; resides in Haverhill. 

III. Mary Ann, b. in Hampstead; m. Otis Masterman; resides in Haver- 

hill. 

IV. Fannie Bell, b. in Hampstead; is a missionary in Diamond Springs, 

Kansas. 

V. Lester Alonzo, b. June 11, ISSO; graduate H. H. S., 1898; student at 

the French and American College at Springfield, Mass. 

The family name of Sawyer appears early in town, as 
Jacob Sawyer lived on the place now owned by Anson B. 
Kimball, Joshua Sawyer on the place known as the Josiah 
Davis place, Edmund Sawyer where the Moultons afterwards 
lived, but about 1820 the first of our present family came 
from Atkinson, N. H. Their great grandfather, Jonathan, 
was born on the farm of the late Col. Greenleaf Clarke, 
where the son Benjamin and grandson Benjamin were also 
born. The latter bought of the True family the residence 
seen with the " royal oak " in the yard. 



378 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Benjamin and Priscilla (Gibson) Sawyer had children, 
Itoiii at tin- homestead: — 

I. Ilor.ice K., b. 1844; d. ISitO; m. Almira W. Bailey. Their children: 

Clarence L., b. May 25, 18(56; m. Annie Graham; resides in Hamp- 
stead. Annie L., b. July 7, 1803; m. John E., son of John and 
Sarah (Cowell) Mills of Ilampstead; resides in Hampstcad. Ed- 
ward G., b. 1871; resides in Haverhill. 

II. Lizzie, m. Jamas Hunkins. Child: Etta, m. Tapper; resides 

in Concord, X. II. 

III. Belinda, d. unmarried. 

IV. r^aroline, d. unmarried. 

V. Francis 11., resides in the old home. He has held offices of trust in 

the town, and also for several years been interested in the geo- 
logical formation of the town, and in searching for the variety 
of minerals of which Hampstead furnishes ample opportunity 
and satisfaction for the student. In Mr. Sawyer's collection 
he has magnetite, nickel, cobalt, bismuth, magnetic iron, 
pyrites, with traces of copper, niica, tourmaline, garnet, 
beryl, whose brilliancy resembles diamonds; smoky quartz, fels- 
I)ar, and from the shores of the Wash pond, soapstone, asbestos 
and serpentine. 

The families of At wood, Woiithen, Fijexch, Stevens, 
Tucker, Johnson, Marston, Hunt, Bartlett, Adams and 
Nichols have long been known as residents on Kent's farm. 
John Bartlett, the ancestor in town of that name, early set- 
tled here. A grandson, Ezekiel, lived at the Center village, 
where his children were born : Mrs. George W. Baker, Myra 
E. (Mrs. Robert Hart), and Nathaniel E., married Lizzie 
Hart, with their chihlren, Elsie G., Leroy N., and Harold B., 
live at the West village. 

The only phu.'e represented by illustration on the farm is 
the liomestead of Mr. Horace Adams, whose home it has been 
for about sixty years. He was the son of John and Eliza- 
beth (daughter of Melvin and Anna Farwell) Adams of 
Londonderry. Horace and l.ncy Ann Adams had cliildren : 

I. John W., b. 1857. 

II. Charles Francis.b. 18(>4; m. Ella F. Page, daughter of William H. and 

Hannah Page of Hampstead, who has a brother, Edward L., also 
a resident in town. They reside at the old home and have chil- 
dren: Charles William, aged 10 yrs. and 7 mos. ; Nellie Frances, 
aged 13 yrs. and 11 mos.; Lucy Almyra, aged 11 yrs. and 9 mos.; 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 379 

Horace, aged 9 yvs. and 8 mos. ; Helen Marion, aged 7 yrs. and 
10 mos. ; Florence Jeannette, aged 3 yrs. and 10 mos. ; Carrie 
Harris, aged 5 mos. 

III. George Herbert, b. 1S7:). 

IV. Lucy Jennie, d. aged two and one-half years. 

Daniel Nichols came aljout 1760 to what has long been 
known as the " old Nichols' place," on the " farm," The old 
house was removed m 1898. His son Samuel remained at 
the homestead, and married Elice Kent. Their children were 
born there ; a son, Daniel, born Dec. 6, 1811, married SaUy 
Minot of Hampstead, Avas a lifelong resident in town, and has 
children. Helen M. married Rufus C. Smith ; Lucian resides 
in Haverhill, M. lanthe and Ida E. at home. 

Hiram, a second son of Samuel and Elice (Kent) Nichols, 
married Louise, daughter of Hazen Hoyt of Hampstead, re- 
sided in town, and later in Bradford, Mass. ; had children : 

I. Abbie L., m. Henry S. Sprague of Haverhill. 

II. Mary Eliza, m. Ebeu H. Little. 

Iii-iv. Estelle Jane and Ella Jeannette (twins) ; latter m. Eben H. Little. 

V. Osa Daniel, m. Adeline C. Bailey; resides in Bradford, Mass. 

VI. Horatio Hoyt, deceased. 

VII. Samuel Hiram, deceased. 

Mr. Flavius Morse Crocker, a descendant of the Morse 
family of Hampstead, also other members of the Moi-se fami- 
ly Association, who have records of the family name, say 
"Peter Morse, born Oct. 5, 1701, son of Deacon William and 
Sarah (Merrill) Morse, and grandson of Deacon Benjamin 
and Ruth (Sawyer) Morse and great grandson of Anthony 
Morse of Newbury, Mass., was one of the earliest settlers of 
Hampstead, to take a family there." He was married to 
Tamosine Hale, daughter of Henry and Sarah (Kelly) Hale, 
she being a daughter of John and Sarah (Knight) Kelly, of 
the same family as Rev. John Kelly of Hampstead. Peter 
and Tamosine were married Sept. 30, 1726, having taken 
land in town the spring before. The location of their home 
has been given in the addresses. The cellar of the old place 
called " Morse Garrison house " in the early records, has now 
one tree growing in it about a foot and a half in diameter. 



380 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

The site of the okl Morse mill is near by. The children born 
in this location were : 

I. Eilimmd. b. Dec. 28, 1726, married first, Rachel Rowell, second, Re- 
becca Carlton; third, Madora Eaton, widow of Rev. Mr. Eaton, 
lie inherited the old lioraestead with his brother Benjamin, but 
he later moved to the street near the present Morse homestead. 

n. Judith, born Dec. 1, 1728. 

HI. Martha, b. Aufj. 2, 1708. 

IV. Peter, b. July 7, 173'.), m. Anna Currier, resides with his family near 

the present Carter homestead at East Hampstead. Their chil- 
dren all'married and went to other towns for homes, to the upper 
country or West Haverhill, Mass., where some of their descend- 
ants now reside. 

V. Benjamin, b. July 17, 1746. 

The fourth child of Lt. Edmund and Priscilla (Carlton), 

was Samuel, born Oct. 28, 1771 and manied Sally ; he 

remained at the old home. Their son, Dr. Samuel Morse, 
graduated fi'om the College of Physicians and Dentistry and 

married Shannon and descended to the homestead, had 

children : 

I. Samuel Ilazen, m. Eva A. Clayton. 

II. Clarence B. resides at the old homestead. 

III. Moses C, m. Nellie Simpson. 

IV. George E. 

V. Mary, m. Lucius Darby resides at home. 

VI. Mrs. Emery Eaton, resides at Eaton residence, at East Hampstead. 

John Johnson, the first of the name in HaverhHl, Mass., 
was the son of William, a brickmaker of Charlestown. He 
came to Haverhill, in 1675, and settled near the corner of 
Main and Water sti-eets. He was one of the most active 
and useful citizens. Representative to the General Court in 
1091, Deacon of the church and officer in the militia. He 
was killed by the Indians at his own door, and buried in the 
old Pentucket burying ground. He was married three times 
.and had ten children. Among his grandchildren were seven 
of the name set off into New Hampshire when the state line 
was settled in 1741. 

Otiier families of Johnsons soon followed until we fuid 
Micliael, and his son, Jt.lin Johnson, Stephen Sr. and Jr., 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 381 

Thomas, Jesse, Abraham, Caleb, Ebenezer, Daniel, Joseph and 
Zackeriah were here before 1760, and many of their descend- 
ants are found in town. 

Zackeriah, born in Haverhill, Dec. 20, 1712, son of Joseph 
and Hannah (Barker) Johnson, built at first a log house, a 
little east of the present Johnson homestead, but soon after 
built the present house, now occupied by Mrs. Mary (John- 
son) Carter ; the home which was purchased of Jos. Hadley in 
1747, ninety acres for £210, has always been in the direct 
family. The picture represented was taken many years ago, 
with the Johnson elm, which was removed about forty 
years ago. Zackeriah married Susanna Chase, was Justice 
of the Peace under the King, but notwithstanding that fact, 
he fully equipped his sons, Noah and Abraham, for the Rev- 
olutionary war at his own expense, and sent them to West 
Point to fight for the American cause. Abraham lived for a 
time on the Clough Place, near the old home. Noah settled 
on the homestead of his father and married Molly Jeffres of 
" Jeffres or Darb}" Hill farm." They had ten children. Lu- 
ther the fourth, born July 3, 1792, married Dorcas Hardy 
and lived at the old home. They had children : 

I. John, married, and has son Leslie, also married, and resides at East 

Hampstead, near the home. 

II. James, m. Angelia Canny, resides in Hampstead, children: Gideon, 

m. Ida Vincent, resides in Haverhill, and had child: Walter 
Alfonzo, b. Mar. 24, 1880. Graduate of Hampstead High School, 
at present a student at Brewster Academy at Wolfboro, N. H,, 
in preparation for a medical profession. 2. Addie, m. Geoige H. 
Hunt, resides in Somersworth, N". H. o. Willie, m. resides in 
Hampstead. 

III. Mary, m. Tappan Carter, resides at East Hampstead, at the home- 

stead. 

Col. John Johnson was an early comer to town ; one of 
his sons, John Johnson Jr., married Dolly Knight, and lived 
where Mrs. Cynthia Richards Alexander now resides. A 
brother, Moses, lived nearly opposite, and had sons in town. 
Bailey married Mrs. Caroline Follandsbee, with children 
Leonard, Harlan, and Cora, resides in Haverhill ; and Nathan, 



382 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

imirried Serena Ditavii, with children John F., Abbie H. and 
Liuv A., resides in Hampstead. 

C\i'T. WiLMAM .Johnson was born in Sliirley, Mass., and 
was the son of Lemuel Johnson of Boston. When he was 
eleven years of age, the family being in moderate circum- 
stances, he desired to go to sea, and his mother made him 
a suit of clothes of cotton cloth colored with the juice of a 
berry. With them he walked from Pepperell, Mass., to Bos- 
ton,' forty miles, without eating or sleeping, and went to work 
on board a vessel as cabin boy. When he was seventeen 
years of age, he took out papers from Boston as a shipmaster, 
and at that time was called the young captain by shipowners 
and toilers of the sea. He subsequently formed a partnership 
with Mr. Prince of Boston, in the OAvnership of sixteen ves- 
sels, among which was a very fast packet called the " Flash," 
of which he was commander, and it is related of Mr. Johnson 
that one fine morning sixty " sail " were passed by him, all 
bound for the open sea. The chief gumier of the old U. S. 
Frigate Constitution, at the time of her engagement with, and 
subsequent capture of the British man-of-war Java, and who 
sighted the guns that shot away the masts of the Java many 
times, did work — when an old man — on Mr. Johnson's ves- 
sels, and was referred to by him many times to our towns- 
people, mentioning the great pride evidenced by the old gun- 
ner in giving liis description of that great battle, and relating 
iiis connection therewith. At the age of twenty-four he mar- 
ried Elvira Gilbert of New Braintree, Mass., and gave up the 
life of a sailor in one year after, disposing of his two-tliirds in- 
terest in the packet, one-third interest in a large schooner en- 
gaged in the Grand Banks lisheries off Newfoundland, and 
his interest in a sloop. Shortly after he located in West 
Hampstead, having purchased the Bartlett or Colby estate on 
Kent's farm. He invented a machine for splitting the leaf for 
hats, which, until then, had been split by hand, and did a large 
business preparing the palm leaf for the Ordways and the 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 383 

workers for them for a number of years. Later he established 
a large nursery business in connection with farming. His 
success in raising trees and shrubs was excellent, and his ship- 
ments of fruit trees over the state was large. Nearly all the 
growing trees in our town, as well as in Chester and vicinity, 
were from his orchard. He once sent five thousand young 
peach trees to California, shipping from Newburyport, and 
raised from his home orchard over three hundred bushels of 
peaches a year. 

His son, Frederick A. Johnson, from Denver, Colo., sends 
the following tribute. 

" My father died at the age of sixty-seven, and lies buried 
in the little cemetery beside my mother, at New Braintree, 
Mass. My father had weaknesses (and who of us do not pos- 
sess many), but I am proud to say that he was a kind hearted 
man, an exceedingly generous one — a man who never turned 
from his door a needy wayfarer, who had a listenmg ear for 
the distressed and disconsolate, and ever prompt to act in their 
behalf. Although not an open worshipper of the Great Ar- 
chitect of nature — in fact to the uninitiated he was complete- 
ly the reverse in some respects, for which I pardon him 
through extenuating circumstances — yet liis heart beat with 
almost that same tenderness that my dear mother possessed,, 
and however rough his expressions, by many misunderstood 
and misjudged, I know he inwardly worshipped the Great Ar- 
tificer at nature's shrine, and I hope to meet them both in the 
happy hunting grounds of that undiscovered country from 
which no traveller returns. 

My brother, William Henry, gave up his life for his coun- 
try m the war of the Rebellion at the age of twenty years, six 
months, and eighteen days." 

The children of Capt. William and Elvira (Gilbert) 
Johnson were born in Hampstead : 

I. Elvira, m. William M. Aldrich of Westboro, Mass. Mail carrier from 

Boston to Albany many years. 

II. William Henry, d. at Memphis, Tenn., while on his way home 

from the war of the Rebellion. 



384 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

in. Kdwiii (i.. resides at old home at West Hampstead. 
VI. Frederick A. 
V. James B. 

Frederick A. was educated in our common schools, and 
later at Comer's Commercial college, where he was graduated 
at seventeen. Soon after entering the employ of the N. & R. R. 
R.. and when twenty-one years of age, he was Superintendent's 
head clerk of the N. Y. Air Line 11. R., at New Haven, Conn. 
From tlie " Sketches of state officers and members of the 
ninth assembly of Colorado, for years 1893-4," is read the fol- 
lowing : Frederick A. Johnson, a native of Hampstead, New 
Hampsliire, but for the last ten years a resident of Denver, 
Colo., has had a varied and successful experience. At the age 
of seventeen he entered the printing business, and subsequent- 
ly l)ecame identified with that of lumber, coal, iron and rail- 
roading, in which latter, during a period of fifteen years, he has 
attauied an enviable knowledge of all branches of the service, 
from all kinds of station work to all grades of general office work, 
including the handling and dispatcliing of trains. He has oc- 
cupied positions of general auditor, local treasurer, and pay- 
master. For six 3^ears he has had charge of the passenger ac- 
counts for the Denver and Rio Grande R. R. Co., and for 
over two years chief assistant of general sales agent of the 
great Colorado Coal and Iron Co. He is vice-president of 
the Denver Improvement Co., the main property of which is 
Elmwood place, an addition to the city of Denver. He has been 
department state treasurer of Colorado, and by special request 
of the treasurer he compiled the biennial report of the state's 
finances, covering the years 1893-'94. The Denver Evening 
Times, of Jan. 19, 1895, commented editorially, as follows: 
The bienniid report of State Treasurer Nance just issued is 
one of the most consistent and satisfying documents as a re- 
port that has ever been issued in Colorado. It does not re- 
quire an expert with diagrams to find the information con- 
tained therein, nor what the information means. The work 
will prove exceedingly valuable as a work of reference. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 385 

Mr. Johnson is also making liis mark in the literary world. 
A \^alue(l and prominent member of the " Poets and Author's 
Club of Colorado," composed of fifty of the leading writers of 
the state. Quoting briefly from Mr. Johnson's verse, from 
the " Mecca " published in Denver under the auspices of the 
c lub : 

" The last days of the year draw nigh, 

The hectic hues of death appear, 
Respiring nature leaves a long drawn sigh. 

Dim burns the lamp of the dying year. 

A deep unfathomed stillness fills the heart 
While wandering tlirough the fields or forest wild, 

To view the reajjer death's solemn chart. 
And mark the final path of nature's child." 

Again from " A New Year's soliloquy " : — 

Again through the cones of the whispering pine 

Their music falls sweet on my ear. 
Again round my heart the tendrils entwine 

Of the forest's deep voice, soft and clear 
Again do I rest where the graceful woodbine. 

Shields my couch of green moss where I hear 
The jay and the crow in their calling combine 

The brains of the forest's winged seer." 

John* Gordon (James^, Thomas^, Alexanderi), was born 
at Brentwood, N. H., November 27, 1749, son of James and 
Lydia (Leavitt) Gordon, and died at Hampstead, N. H., Feb. 
13, 1810. He married, May 17, 1774, at Hampstead, Mary 
(Polly) Johnson, born April 28, 1759, and died April 20, 
1807. They resided at Hampstead. 

Their children were : 

I. Mary, b. .June 14, 1777; m. in August, 1806, Silas Dinsmoor, of 
Wiudham, N. H., born September 26, 1766, son of John and 
Martha (McKeen) Dinsmoor, of Windham. Silas Dinsmoor was 
a graduate of Dartmouth college, 1791; a lieutenant in the 
United States army, and U. S. Indian agent for many years in 
Alabama and Mis.sissipi>i. He fi'ially settled at Bellevue, Ky., 
where he died June 17, 1847. His widow d. in 1854. Children: 
Silas Gordon Dinsmoor, b. Apr. 4, 1807 ; d. June 28, 1849. John 
Gordon Dinsmoor, b. May 9, 1809; d. July 25, 1826. Thomas H. 
W. Dinsmoor, b. Sept. 21, 1813; d. Aug. 26, 1814. Martha Eliza 
Dinsmoor, b. Mar. 9, 1815; d. Aug. 25, 1825; Thomas H. AV. Dins- 
moor, b. April 21, 1816; residence, Bellevue. 



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II. Jolin, b. July 19, 1779; d. 1849, at Portland, Me. A man of large 

inventive powers and mechanical genius. 
HI. Jesse, b. March 23, 1786; d. Aug. 18, 1787. 

IV. Jesse, b. Oct. 6, 1788. See below, 

V. .Sarah, b. Jan. 30, 1791; d, Oct, 28, 1820. 

VI. Elizabeth, b, Nov, 8, 1793; m, Septembers, 1815, Stetson Lobdcil; 

and d. in July, 1866, 

VII. James, b. May 2, 1796; d. August, 1823. 

VIII. Fanny, b. March 18, 1799; m. James Thackara, and d. in Septem- 

ber, 1864. 

Jesse^ Gordon avus born at Hampstead, N. H., Oct. 6, 
1788, and died there, July 29, 1835. He married at Hamp- 
stead, Sept. 20, 1810, Harriet Comior, born at Hampstead, 
Sept. 12, 1700, daughter of Joseph and Ruth (Johnson) 
Connor, of Hampstead, and died at Lowell, Mass., Feb. 3, 
1861. Their children were all born at Hampstead, viz. : 

I. Charles, b. June 6, 1811; d. Sept, 15, 1866; m. May 3, 1837, Adeline 

Olmstead, b. Aug. 29, 1815, Children: Francis A., b. Oct. 27, 
1839; m. April 19, 1865, Alphonso Joubert. Ellen L., b. Sept. 8, 
1842; m, Oct. 15, 1863, Henry Davis, Emma A., b. March 10, 
1849; residence, Boston. 

II. John, b, Jan. 21, 1813. See below, 

III. James, b. March 14, 1816; d. Nov. 16, 1886; residence, Cincinnati, 

Ohio. 

IV. Angeline, b. July 30, 1820; m. Nov, 20, 1845, Timothy Huse; resi- 

dence, Haverhill, Mass. 

V. Ellen, b. Aug. 11, 1823; residence, Lowell, Mass, 

VI. Silas Dinsinoor, b. Aug. 5, 1826, See below, 

VII. Stetson Lobdell, b. March 21, 1828. See below, 

VIII. Jesse Clinton, b. February, 1830; d. February, 1830. 

John6 Gordon was born at Hampstead, N. H., Jan. 21, 
1813, and died at Washington, D. C, Jan. 6, 1863. He mar- 
ried, Jan. 24, 1841, at Lowell, Sarah Ann Lawton, born July 

10, 1819, and died May 13, 1896. They resided at Lowell, 
Mass. Children : 

I. George Munroe, b, Aug, 6, 1844; d. Jan. 21, 1846. 

11. Frank Lawton. b. June 10, 1846; m. May, 1873, Augusta E. Smith. 

III. Harriet Ann, b. Nov. 25, 1850; d. June 27, 1894; m. Feb. 18, 1875, 

Everett L. Bixby; resides chieliy at Lowell. 

IV. Charles Eugene, b. Sept. 30, 1860; m. March 23, 1S85, Margaret A. 

Williams; residence, Lowell. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 387 

SiLAS^ DiNSMOOR GoiiDON was born at Hampstead, N. H., 
August 5, 1826, and married, Sept. 20, 1854, Eliza Ann 
Crommett, born June I'S, 1830. She died Sept. 15, 1872. 
They resided at Lowell, Mass. Children : 

I. Jessie, b. July 21, 1855; m. Oct. 16, ISSl, Alphouso Bixby; resi- 
dence, Lowell. 

ir. xlrthur Dinsmoor, b. April 17, 18G0; m. Alice Bancroft; residence, 
Reading, Mass. 

Stetson^ Lobdell Gordon was born at Hampstead, N. 
H., March 21, 1828, and died at Lowell, Mass., May 3, 1870. 
He married, Sept. 2, 1853, Sarah Sophia Libbey, daughter of 
Nathaniel and Sophia (Churchill) Libbey, of Greenwood, 
Maine, where she was born Sept. 20, 1832. They resided at 
Lowell, Mass. Children : 

I. Elizabeth Lobdell, b. Oct. 24, 1856; m., July 29, 1880, Warren D. 

Peck; residence, Cleveland, Ohio. 

II. Ellen H., b. Aug. 24, 1871; residence, Lowell, Mass, 

Lorenzo and Mary J. (Thompson) Hyde came to Hamp- 
stead from Wolfboro', N. H., about forty-five years ago. Their 
children were : 

I. George H., b. May 5, 1845; m. Annie E., daughter of Leonai'd, and 

granddaughter of Col. Knight of Atkinson. They recently re- 
sided at the old Heath place, which old house was removed to 
erect on the spot the present buildings, about twenty-five years 
ago. The old home was the residence of Major Knight, and 
earlier in the town's history the Webster place. George and 
Annie (Knight) Hyde have children: Herbert Eugene, b. March 
10, 1869; residence, Hampstead. Scott, b. 1871. Fred, Elsie M., 
Grace M., Susie, and Alice. 

II. Susan E., b. Jan. 6, 1847; m. Ezra W. Pepper. They reside in the 

late Dr. Tewksbury residence. 

III. Josephine and Daniel (twins), b. Oct. 31, 1852; both deceased in 

1864. 

IV. Lorenzo F., b. April 16, 1855; m. Mary E. Noyes; residence, Bos- 

ton. Children: Josephine F., b. June 9, 1877; m. Ellery E. 
Tabor of Hampstead. Maud E. (deceased) and Mabel Lillia:i 
(twins), b. Dec. 1, 1878. Edward Noyes, b. June 27, 1881; d. 
1881. Second, he m. Addie Watson of Boston; residence, Salem, 
N. H. Children: Forrest and Lester. 

It has been noted that wherever any great enterprise was 



388 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

planned by our ancestors it was under some large tree. The 
school children are familiar with the picture of William Penn 
holdin.? council under a neighboring elm Avith the cliiefs of 
tlie Tennsylvania Indians. The story of the charter oak of 
Connecticut and the Washington elm at Cambridge, notable 
for two reasons, for beneath its branches Whitefield addressed 
lari^e audiences on his evangelical tour, while under its shad- 
ows, in June, 1775, Gen. Washington drew his sword as 
commander-in<'hief of the continental army. 

It is pleasant to imagine that under the shade of this grow- 
hig young elm, the Bailey elm, on land then belonging to 
Gen. Jacob Bailey, and which now throws its branches erect 
and beautifully f omied, and estimated to contain at least eight 
cords of wood, was once the mecca where those old warriors. 
Gen. Bailey, Capt. John Hazen and others, rested as they 
planned the expedition to migrate to the Upper Coos country 
and become the first settlers of northern New Hampshire. 
They were men of great enterprise, and stood high in the 
estimation of the government, and popular with the men who 
had served in the old French war under them as soldiers. 
Many of the settlers of Hampstead were of an adventurous 
si)irit, fearless beyond ordinary, and ever ready to take up 
new tracts in the wilderness. Thus we find many of our 
early settles as pioneers of some new town, and prominent in 
its settlement, giving truth to the old saying that " Hamp- 
stead is a good place to be born in, and a good town, also, to 
bvf Ijuried in." 

Capt. Hazen was the first settler in Haverhill, N. H., whose 
original name was ^' Lower Cohos," but in 1764 the grant of 
a township was given to Capt. John Hazen and seventy-four 
others and named Haverhill, in honor of Hazen's birthplace in 
Massachusetts. He settled on " Little Ox Bow," near where 
there had been an Indian fort. " Hazen Brook " and the 
" Hazen Road " are names still used in that section of the 
State. Jacob Bailey was the first in Newbury, Vt., and his 
works there are well mentioned in the histories of that State. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 389 

Of othei's who went from Hampstead to explore and settle 
in the wilderness, were Samuel Currier, who went to Went- 
worth, N. H., and was, it is said, the first minister there. 
Campton, N. H., situated " upon more hills than Rome " has 
" Chandler Hill " in honor of Samuel Chandler of Hampstead, 
who located there in 1793. William George, son of our pio- 
neer William, was an early settler in Plymouth. From the 
old Hadley homestead, went Hepsebiah Hadley as the wife of 
Major (afterward Colonel) Stone of Hampstead, who had the 
honor of having the distinguished grandson Chester A. Arthur, 
President of the United States. Major Stone went with Col. 
Bailey and Capt. Hazen to the Connecticut River Meadows 
in Haverhill, N. H. His first log house was carried away in 
the next spring freshet, and he built another log cabin in 
Piermont, N. H., cleared and cultivated a large farm, erected 
a tannery, and established a ferry across the Connecticut 
river. They had twelve children all of whom were married 
and had children of their own. He died in 1807. 

William Eastman and wife Rebecca Jewett, son of Dea- 
con Peter Eastman, settled in Haverhill, and later in Bath, 
N. H., a Revolutionary soldier from there. Obediah, his 
brother, built the first mill in Bath. 

From the years 1722 to 1790, the names of Stephen, Jos- 
eph, John, Abner, Reuljen and Jassael Hariiman, are met 
with on our town records, as prominent in town with many 
of the names as descendants. Reuben, born May 25, 1723, 
son of Joseph and Lydia (Eaton) Harriman, married Mehit- 
able, sister of Gen. Israel Putnam, alone remained at the old 
homestead which was originally in the lane a short distance 
from where their later home was situated (Mrs. Daniel Ayers' 
place). Their eleven children all went to make homes on 
new unexplored lands. Jassael Harriman, who lived on the 
eastern slope of " Darby Hill Brook," came from Haverhill 
to Hampstead, where three children were born. They then 
removed to Bath, N. H. in 1766, and were the first family to 
enter that town, and also the first family to come to that 



390 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

section of New Hampsliire, in directline from Concord. They 
einployetl an old hunter to guide them through the wilderness, 
and were four days making the journey from Concord. 
When the Harrimans made their pitches at the lower end of 
the lower village by the " Great Rock " near the present Bath 
railroad station, there were four wigwams of Indians between 
him and the Ammonoosuc river. In May 28th, 1767, the 
proprietoi-s voted Mr. Harriman and a brother-in-law, Mr. 
Pike their pitches of five hundi-ed acres apiece. ' The first 
corn, pumpkins and cucumbers raised in Bath, were carried 
from Hampstead by Mercy Harriman, born in Hampstead, 
1757, then a girl of nine years, who carried the dirt in her 
apron to the top of " Great Rock," and made her little garden. 
The rock has a flat surface on the top of about ten feet square. 
She in after life married Mr. Carr of Corinth, Vt., and died 
at the age of eighty-nine. The first child born in Bath, was 
Mary, their daughter, born in the cabin near the rock, Dec. 
8th, 1766. Thefii-st death in Bath was of James, a son, who 
was scalded to death by falling into a kettle of boiling soap, 
and was the first buried in the village cemetery. Wolves, 
bears, deer and moose roamed at will in large numbers when 
the family went there, and on the records of the town of Bath 
are recorded many incidents of the privations and trials of the 
early families. Though Mrs. Harriman displayed much hero- 
ism, she lived in constant dread of the Indians which invaded 
that section, and after a time left Bath and located in Chester. 

Jesse Johnson came to Hampstead before the town's in- 
corporation, living in the east part near the old Johnson 
homestead. He moved to Enfield, N. H. in 1778, where he 
purcliased a large tract of land and erected mills. In 1779, 
his son, Jesse, born in Hampstead in 1762, in his sixteenth 
year, walked from Hampstead to Enfield, to assist liis father 
in clearing the land. The year after he became of age, he 
was appointed a justice of the peace, was proprietor's clerk 
thirty years, one of the town's earliest land surveyors, its first 



HAMPSTEAD, :NEW HAMPSHIRE. 391 

magistrate, and Representative to the General Court, a dele- 
gate to the convention that formed the State Constitution, 
Judge of Probate, Judge of Common Pleas, and in 1812, nom- 
inee of his party for Congress. He died Sept. 25, 1816. 

An interesting sketch is told in the history of Bradford, 
Vt, of Robert Hunkins of Hampstead, born in Haverhill, 
Mass., Jan. 13, 1739, came to Hampstead, when an infant, 
with his parents, John and Sarah (Gile) Hunkins, who were 
early pioneers to the town. His parents soon after died, and 
left five small children, Robert being the oldest. He went 
to live with Capt. John Hazen not far from Heath's meadow^ 
(so called), and when sixteen or seventeen years of age went 
with him as one of his Company to Fort William Henry. 
They were in the engagement when that Fort was captured 
by the French Commander Montcalm, and many of the Eng- 
lish were taken prisoners. It is related that Robert, seeing 
two Indians dragging away his friend, Capt. Hazen, with a 
fellow soldier, ran up behind them, and gave them so vig- 
orous a push, as to break their hold on Hazen, who escaped, 
but young Hunkins himself fell into the hands of the Indians 
who kept him about six months, when he also escaped. From 
a paper left by him at his decease, he said the Indians were 
very severe in their treatment of him, they took away most 
of his clothes and would tie his hands behind him at night, 
and require him to lie down between two Indians who were 
charged with his keeping, he escaped without shoes or hat, 
and no clothes except a shirt with one sleeve missing ; he was 
obliged to travel m that condition for several days, without 
food except what he could find in the woods, until he reached 
a Dutch settlement. 

When he was twenty-one years of age, he went to his 
father's farm in Hampstead, married Phebe, daughter of Ben- 
jamin and Hannah (Watts) Emerson, and had one son and 
two daughters born in Hampstead. He then moved to New- 
bury, Vt., when that place was only a wilderness, where his 



392 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

wife soon after died. He then married Lydia Chamberlain, 
l»y whom he had five sons and three daughters ; several of his 
children settled in Sandown and vicinity. His second wife 
was the " Mother in Israel " referred to in the interesting and 
true story published by the American Tract Society under 
tlie title "The Work of a Dollar." 

It has been said by a high British authority that the first 
settlers of New England were picked men, and the rule will 
hold good as to the settlers of Hampstead, and also those who 
l>ecame dissatished with our town, and followed their leaders. 
Gen. Bailey and Capt. Hazen, who it is said trained their men 
with cornstalks to frighten the Indians until they not only 
made good soldiers but an honor to the towns of their adoption 
in the northern country. 

In addition to the names of physicians in town as practi- 
tionere, mentioned by Rev. John Kelh', in his sketch of 
Hampstead, Judge Smith in his pamphlet in 18-19, gives the 
names of Jeremiah Spofford, Jerome Harris, Josiah C. East- 
man, and also notes, " Dr. Knight has long been out of 
practice, and though more than four score years of age he re- 
tains to a remarkable degree the strength and vigor of man- 
hood." Dr. Knight lived for many years at what is now 
known as the residence of William Cobb, at Cobb's Corner. 
Since Dr. Knight's decease it has been the home of Andrew 
B. Mai-shall and James Ricker. 

Dr. Eastman retained his practice here until near iiis death 
in 1897. Other physicians have been Francis J. Stevens, 
now of Boxford, Mass., Dr. Boynton, Benjamin H. Wood- 
man, from 1870 to 1890, E. M. Pitnam, Mrs. Emily J. (Har- 
ris) (Greenough) Little, Dr. Eugene Hill, and Minot Steele 
and others, for a short time. 

Dr. George R. Bennette, Elmer E. Lake, and Walter A. 
Allen, a native of Hampstead, are now the resident physicians. 

Ministers residing in town in addition to those mentioned 
in the cluirch work, are Rev. Reuben E. Bartlett of East 



HAMPSTBAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 393 

Hampstead (Baptist), who has lield pastorates at Deerfiekl, 
N. H., Lebanon and Norwich, Conn., and pastor at East 
Hampstead, at the bnilding of the chnrch. His wife, nee 
Lydia M. Dyer, a missionary in Boston, was connected with 
Tremont Temple church twenty years, and together they have 
been engaged as missionaries under the Baptist Home Mis- 
sionary Society of New York, in Kansas, North Dakota and 
northern Montana. Resided in Hampstead five years. 

Rev. John Iv. Chase retired from active pastorates but 
supplies in neighboring churches. He married Mary Morse 
of East Hampstead, from the old Morse home, and in 1898, 
Miss Laura Graves, long a resident of East Hampstead. 
He has held pastorates at Rowley, Rockland and Holden, 
Mass., and other places. 

The industries of the town have been varied and numerous. 

We have evidence of tanneries, fulling, cloth, lumber and grist 

mills at an early date. A chair factory was in operation 

here before the incorporation of the town. Certificates are 

on file relating to the nails made here as follows : 

State of New Hamp're To his Excellency Josiah Bartlett, Esq.r. 

Eockingham, SS. President of the state of New Hampshire. 

These certify that James Shepherd has made it appear to us the 
subscribers, that he has bona fide made and caused to be made, one hun- 
dred thousand of six penny nails in his work shop in said Town since 
the certificate given in his favour the last year. 

Wm. Marshall ) 

Thom. Muzzey. > Selectmen. 

JoHX Tkite. ) 

Hampstead, June 27, 1701 
John Calfe Jus't Peace. 

Also under date of February 6, 1792 — 

" These certify that Dudley Kimball of Hampstead, has made and 
caused to be made in his work shop, one hundred thousand of six penny 
wrought nails, as he has made it appear to us the subscribers." 

Under date of January 17, 1792, a certificate from the 
selectmen that " James Shepherd of Hampstead has made or 
caused to be made in town, one hundred thousand of four 
penny wrought nails." 



304 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Februarv 6, 1792, "that Edmund Morss of Hampstead has 
made or caused to be made, in his Avork shop in town, two 
huiuh-ed thousand of ten penny nails, and two hundred thou- 
sand of six penny nails, and one thousand of four penny 
nails." 

It has been said that the people are chiefly farmers here, but 
from the pamphlet of 1849, "there are some things besides 
fanning done in town ; we have three blacksmith shops, one 
corn mill, two saw mills, two full stores of goods, besides two 
smaller ones, al)Out one hundred shoe makers, ten carpenters, 
ten wagon makers and wheelwrights, two hatters' shops with 
seven workmen and from thirty thousand to forty thousand 
palm leaf hats made yearl}^ by the people in town." 

Smce 1850, there have been Smith & Brickett's, Page's, 
Hoyt's, Peaslee's, Mills', and others, working shoe factories 
in town, hosiery and jacket mill, Globe Shoe Tool Co., hat- 
ter's shops, and other industries, but now many of the smaller 
shoe shops of a half century ago are abandoned, except 
about twenty ; one large shoe factory employing about one 
hundred workmen, five stores of goods, two blacksmiths, and 
one grist mill. 

Tlie people of Hampstead have from time to time organized 
various orders as working for social or benevolent purposes. 
The Heniy C. Little Post, G. A. R., Gen. Custer Camp, No. 
9, Sons of Veterans, lodges of Good Templars, and Sons of 
Temperance and several clubs, whose members sought such 
as a means of improvement and recreation. While there are 
within the town many members of Masonic and I. O. O. F. 
fraternities, O. E. S. and Rebekahs, K. of P., G. A. R., S. of 
v., and G. T., patriotic and historical interest, the only or- 
ganizations now in working order, are the Granite State 
Council No. 1, of the Jr. O. U. A. M., and the Hampstead 
Gi-ange No. 163, H. of P. (except the various church socie- 
ties). 

Granite State Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., was instituted 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 395 

December 14, 1887, with charter members, John S. Corson, 
Daniel Emerson, J. W. Sanborn, F. W. Emerson, Charles B. 
Gilman, Arthur W. Emerson, W. S. Caswell, Ralph Cobb, 
H. P. Cobb, Andrew M. Moulton, A. H. Randlett, Isaac Ran- 
dall, J. H. Heath, Clarence L. Sawyer, Charles H. Emerson. 
During their organization they have paid one death benefit of 
$290, and over |1200 in sick benefits. 

Hampstead Grange No. 163, H. of P., was organized May 
4, 1891, with forty-eight charter members, of which fifteen 
are now connected. Present membership, fifty-eight. The 
first officers were. Master, John S. Sanborn ; Overseer, An- 
drew M. Moulton ; Lecturer, Mrs. Eugene L. Spinney, Stew- 
ard, J. Bart. Eastman ; Asst. Steward, William C. Fitts ; 
Chaplain, Eugene L. Spinney; Treasurer, Daniel H. Emer- 
son ; Secretary, Mrs. iVbbie I. Little ; Gate Keeper, C. H. 
Emerson; Ceres, Mrs. John C. Sanborn; Pomona, Mrs. 
Louise Griffin ; Flora, Mrs. Charles Brown ; Lady Steward, 
Mary L. Emerson. 

The present officers are. Master, John E. Mills ; Overseer, 
Charles H. Emerson ; Lecturer, Ida A. King ; Steward, Frank 
N. Pillsbury ; Asst. Steward, Jesse M. Emerson ; Chaplain, 
George J. Penneo ; Treasurer, Mrs. Bessie (Grover) Mills ; 
Secretary, Elizabeth H. M. Smith ; Gate Keeper, Albion D. 
Emerson ; Ceres, Mrs. Annie (Sawyer) Mills ; Pomona, Ora 
L. Ordway ; Flora, Lillian J. Clark; Lady Steward, Mrs. 
Mignonette Wilson. 

Census of Hampstead has been given as follows: 1767, 
six hundred and forty-four ; 1775, seven hundred and sixty- 
eight, divided as follows : males under sixteen years of age, 
one hundred and eighty-two ; between sixteen and fifty, one 
hundred and six : above fifty, forty-four ; gone to the army, 
thirty-five ; all females in town, three hundred and ninety- 
eight; negroes and slaves for life, three; 1783, seven hun- 
dred and fifty-nine ; 1790, seven hundred and twenty-four ; 
1800, seven hundred and ninety; 1810, seven hundred and 



390 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

thirty-eight; 1820, seven hundred and fift}'-one ; 1830, nine 
hundred and thirteen; 1840, eight hundred and ninetj^; 1850, 
seven hundred and eighty-nine; 1860, eight hundred and 
thirteen ; 1870, nine hundred and thirty-five ; 1880, nine 
hundred and fifty-nine ; 1890, nine hundred and twenty. 

From Charles W. Garland, chairman of the selectmen, the 
following stiitistics for the year 1899, are received. 

TAXABLE TROPERTY IN HAMPSTEAD, 1899. 





No. 


Valuation. 


Polls, . . 


207 


$20,700 


Horses, 


208 . 


. 10,495 


Cows, 


283 


7,428 


Other neat stock, 


37 . 


708 


Carriages, 




3,605 


Hogs, . 




10 


Fowls, 




. 360 


Bank shares, 




4,500 


Trade, stock in, 




14,200 


Mills and machinery. 




6,650 


Money at interest, 




8,100 



Total valuation, . . $372,954 

Tax on $100, $1.52. 



A LIST OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF HAMPSTEAD, 
SINCE ITS INCORPORATION, 



AS COMPILED BY ISAAC W. SMITH IN 1849, AND FROM THE 
TOWN RECORDS SINCE THAT DATE. 



The first town meeting in Hampstead was holden in the old 
meeting house, Feb. 7th, 1749, and it appears that the officers 
chosen at that meeting held their respective offices till the an- 
nual meeting in March, 1750. 



MODERATORS. 

Three hundred and thirteen meetings have been held since 
the town was incorporated. In twelve instances before 1849 
the names of the moderators were not recorded. The figures 
following the names denote the number of times each indi- 
vidual acted as moderator. The order of the priority of their 
election has been observed, though seldom were their elections 
effected at any successive meetings. 



Daniel Little, 


1 


Jonathan Carlton, 


8 


John Johnson, . 


1 


Samuel Little, 


. 12 


Richard Hazzen, . 


4 


John Atwood, 


1 


Ebenezer Gile, . 


8 


Edmond Moors, 


7 


Moses Hale, . 


1 


John Calfe, 


55 


Peter Morse, 


. o 


Jesse Gordon, 


5 


John Webster, 


9 


Tappan Eastman, 


4 


Jacob Bailey, 


2 


Samuel Marshall, . 


1 


William Moulton, . 


1 


Moses Hoyt, 


22 


Moses Little, 


3 


A. B. Marshall, 


1 


John Bond, 


1 


Isaiah P. Moody, 


1 


William Marshall, 


4 


Lorenzo Batchelder, 


4 


John Hogg, 


2 


Isaac Smith, 


1 


Thomas Muzzey, 


1 


Josiah C. Eastman, 


. 10 


Timothy Goodwin, 


1 


Amos Buck, 


15 



(397) 



398 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



David Moulton, . 


15 


Enos Colby, . 


1 


John True, 


6 


Isaac W. Smith, 


2 


Jabez Hoir, . 


2 


Francis V. Dow, . 


2 


Jacob Kimball, 


. 25 


Nathaniel C. Smith, . 


2 


Jtilin Emerson, . 


1 


William C. Little, . 


1 


Jolin Muzzey, 


3 


Charles W. Pressey, . 


3 


Joseph French, . 


2 


John D. Ordway, . 


. 17 


Benjamin Emerson, 


5 


William A. Emerson, 


1 



Andrew M. Moulton has served the 16 last meetings from 1888 to 1899. 



TOWN CLERKS. 



Peter Eastman, .... from 1749 to 1766. 


Benjamin Little, Jr., . . " 


1766 " 1768. 


Peter Eastman, . . . . " 


1768 " 1776. 


Jonathan Eastman, . . " 


1776 " 1780. 


Eliphalet Poor, .... " 


1780 " his resig'tion Apr., 1786. 


John True, .... " 


1786 " 1798. [chosen. 


u 


1798 " 1799 no record of one 


John True, " 


1799 " 1806. 


James Knight, ... " 


1806 " 1807. 


John True, " 


1807 " 1809. 


James Knight, ... " 


1809 " 1811. 


Nathaniel Little, ... " 


1811 " 1825. 


Isaac Smith, .... " 


1825 " 1832. 


Warren L. Lane, ... " 


1832 " 1835. 


A. B. Marshall, ... 


1835 " 1839. 


Amos M. Merrill, ... " 


1839 " 1841. 


Benjamin A. Moody, . . " 


1841 " 1842. 


A. B. Marshall, . ' . 


1842 " 1846. 


Henry Putnam, ... " 


1846 " 1849. 


Nathaniel C. Smith, ... " 


1849 " 1852. 


Henry Putnam, ... " 


18.52 " 1854. 


Joshua C. Eastman, ... •' 


1854 " 1857. 


Charles H. Shannon, . . " 


1857 " 1861. 


Leander Harris, ... " 


1861 resigned. 


Charles E. Woodman, appointed Sept. 7th 


,1861 to 1863. 


Rufus C. Smith, .... from 


1863 " 1866. 


Horace R. Sawyer, . . " 


1866 " 1870. 


Alfred W. Foote, ... " 


1870 " 1S72. 


Hamilton C. Eastman, . . " 


1872 " 1873. 


Alfred W. Foote, ... " 


1873 " I 876. 


Andrew M. Moulton, . . " 


1876 " 1879. 


Charles W. Peaslee, ... " 


1879 " his decease in 1881. 


Alfred W. Foote, appointed March 28ih, 


1881 " 1888. 


Isaac liandall, ... " 


1888 " 1889. 


William H. Davis, ... « 


1889 " 1891. 


.lohn S. Corson, ... u 


1891 " present date. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 399 

SELECTMEN. 

1749. Johu Johnson, Peter Morse, George Little, Jacob Bailey, Stephen 

Johnson, Jr. 

1750. John Johnson, John Webster, Benj. Emerson, James Graves, 

John Muzzey. 

1751. Peter Morse, Daniel Little, John Hiinkins. 

1752. Moses Hale, Richard Hazzen, John Johnson. 

1753. Stephen Emerson, Benj. Philbrick, Nathaniel Heath, 

1754. Moses Copp, Samuel Hadley, Jeremiah Eaton. 

1755. Benj. Emerson, John Muzzey, John Moores. 
175(). Georfi;e Little, James Graves, Jacob Bailey, 

1757. John Muzzey, Daniel Little, Benj. Kimball. 

1758. Edmund Sawyer, John Muzzey, John Hazzen. 

1759. Edmund Morse, John .Johnson, John Muzzey. 

1760. Peter Eastman, William Marshall, John Johnson. 

17G1. Jacob Bailey, John Muzzey (declined. Watt Stevens, chosen in 
April), Benjamin Emerson. 

1762, Jacob Bailey, John Webster, John Muzzey, 

1763, Joseph French, Reuben Harriman, John Muzzey, 

1764, .John Muzzey, Joseph French, Reuben Harriman, 

1765, John Muzzey, Joseph French, Reuben Harriman, 
17*^6. John Webster, Joseph French, Samuel Currier. 
1767. John Webster, Joseph French, Reuben Harriman. 
176*^, Benj. Little, Samuel Little, John Muzzey, 

1769. John Calfe, Reuben Harriman, Joseph French, Jr. 

1770. Peter Eastman, Joseph French, Jr., John Calfe. 

1771. Benj. Little, Thomas Wadley, Ephraim Webster, 

1772. Benj. Little, Ephraim Webster, Thomas Wadley. 

1773. Thomas Wadley, John Calfe, Bartholomew Heath, 

1774. .John Calfe, Thomas Wadley, Samuel Little. 

1775. William Moulton, John Atwood, John Calfe. 

1776. Samuel Little, Thomas Wadley, John Atwood. 

1777. Jonathan Eastman, Edmund Moores, Abner Little. 

1778. Samuel Little, Abner Little, .John Harriman. 

1779. Edmund Moores, Eliphalet Poor, Abner Rogers. 

1780. John Calfe, Timothy Goodwin, Abner Rogers. 

1781. John Calfe, Job Kent, Moses Little, 

1782. John Calfe, Timothy Goodwin, .James Huse. 

1783. Timothy Goodwin, Abner Rogers, Robert Emerson. 

1784. Jesse Johnson, Eliphalet Poor, John Harriman (first two declined 

and were excused. Job Kent and Moses Little elected in their 
place.) 

1785. Jesse Johnson, John Bond, Benjamin Emerson Jr. 

1786. John Calfe, Edmund Moores, David Moulton. 

1787. John Calfe, David Moulton, John Harriman. 

1788. John Calfe, David Moulton, John Harriman. 

1789. William Marshall, John True, James Huse, 



400 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

ITfK). Josci.h French, David Poor, Edmund Moores. 

179l! William Marshall, Thomas Muzzey, John True. 

\-t92. William Marshall, Dudley Kimball, Jonathan Little. 

1793. Dudlev Kimball, John True, Jonathan Little. 

1794! William Marshall, Moses Little, Thomas Muzzey. 

1795. John Ho^'-,', Ebenezer Hoyt, Micajah Little. 

179«. John Calfe, John True, Moses Williams. 

lT<.t7. John Calfe, John True, Moses Williams. 

IT'JS. John True, James Atwood, Jonathan Little. 

1799. David Moultou, John True, Jonathan Eastman. 

1800. David Moulton, John True, Jonathan Eastman. . 

1801. John True, Jonathan Little, Jonathan C. Little. 

1802. John True, Jonathan Little, Joseph Welch. 
180;i. John True, David Moulton, James Brickett. 

1804. David Moulton, Jonathan C. Little, Samuel Morse. 

1805. John True, Thomas Muzzey, David Moulton. 

1806. Samuel Morse, Nathaniel Little, Jacob Kimball. 

1807. John True, James Knight, Jonathan E. Wadley. 

1808. Jonathan E. Wadley, Jabez Hoit, Nathaniel Little. 

1809. Nathaniel Little, Samuel Morse, Jacob Kimball. 

1810. Samuel Morse, Joshua Sawyer, Joseph Brickett. 

1811. Jonathan Little, Joshua Sawyer, Hezekiah Ayer. 

1812. Joshua Sawyer, Joseph Brickett, Samuel Morse. 

1813. Nathaniel Little, Jonathan C. Little, Jonathan Little. 

1814. Nathaniel Little, James Knight, Stephen Webster. 

1815. Nathaniel Little, John Emerson Jr., John True. 

1816. Nathaniel Little Jr., John Emerson Jr., James Calef. 

1817. Nathaniel Little Jr., James Knight, Caleb H. Moulton. 

1818. Nathaniel Little Ji-., James Knight, Edward Noyes. 

1819. Nathaniel Little Jr., John Heath, Jesse Gordon. 

1820. Nathaniel Little, Caleb Harriman, Samuel Marshall. 

1821. Nathaniel Little Jr., Samuel Smith, Jesse Gordon. 

1822. Nathaniel Little Jr., Jesse Gordon, Joshua Eastman Jr. (resigned 

and Lorenzo Batchelder elected in his place April 8th.) 

1823. Jesse Gordon, Samuel Marshall, Lorenzo Batchelder. 

1824. Nathaniel Little Jr., Jesse Gordon, Samuel Marshall. 

1825. Jesse Gordon, Moses Hoyt, Benjamin B. Garland. 

1826. Nathaniel Little Jr., Moses Hoyt, Benjamin B. Garland. 

1827. Jesse Gordon, Moses Hoyt, John Ordway, Jr. 

1828. Moses Hoyt, John Ordway Jr., Humphrey C. Cogswell. 

1829. Moses Hoyt, Jesse Gordon, James Gibson. 

1830. Lorenzo Batchelder, .James Gibson, True W. Taylor. 

1831. John Ordway Jr., Joshua Eastman Jr., Stephen Little. 

1832. Samuel Morse, Andrew B. Marshall, Joseph P. Shannon. 

1833. Moses Hoyt, A. B. Marshall, Joseph P. Shannon. 

1834. Moses Hoyt, A. B. Marshall, Isaac Heath. 

1835. Joseph P. Shannon, Isaac Heath, James Hadley. 

1836. Joseph P. Shannon, John Ordway, James Hadley. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 401 

1837. Joseph P. Shannon, Moses Hoyt, Samuel Nichols. 

18.38. Warren L. Lane, Isaac Heath, Amos Buck. 

1839. Amos Buck, Moses Hoyt, A. B. Marshall. 

1840. Moses Hoyt, A. B. Marshall, Isaac Heath. 

1841. Amos Buck, Joseph P. Shannon, Jonathan Williams. 

1842. Amos Buck, Jonathan Williams, James Smith. 

1843. Enos Colby, Caleb Moulton, Richard K. Brickett. 

1844. Isaac Smith, A, B. Marshall, Joseph P. Shannon. 

1845. Amos Buck, Joseph P. Shannon, A. B. Marshall. 

1846. Moses Hoyt, Isaac Smith, Amos Ring. 

1847. Moses Hoyt, Isaac Smith, Caleb Moulton. 

1848. Caleb Moulton, Isaac Heath, Joseph P. Shannon. 

1849. Amos Buck, Samuel Morse, James Smith. 

1850. Amos Buck, Richard K. Brickett, Moses Hoyt. 

1851. Amos Buck, Eliphalet K. Heath, Benjamin K. Moody. 
18.52. Amos Buck, Enos Colby, Benjamin A. Moody. 

1853. Amos Buck, Moses C. Smith, Ebenezer Hoyt. 

18.54. Caleb Moulton, Moses C. Smith, Ebenezer Hoyt. 

1855. Daniel Nichols, Joshua C. Merrick, John D. Ordway. 

1856. Henry Putnam, Moses Clark, Joshua F. Xoyes. 

1857. John D. Ordway, Bruce Moulton, William C. Little. 

1858. Bruce Moulton, William C. Little, Daniel H. Emerson. 
18.59. Benjamin A. Moody, Daniel H. Emerson, John W. Garland. 

1860. Benjamin A. Moody, John W. Garland, Nelson Ordway. 

1861. Nelson Ordway, Moses Hoyt, Allen B. Martin. 

1862. Benjamin A. Moody, William C. Little, Amos Buck. 

1863. Benjamin A. Moody, Caleb Moulton, Hiram Nichols. 
1'864. Amos Buck, Hiram Nichols, Joshua C. Merrick. 

1865. Amos Buck, William C. Little, Nathaniel C. Smith. 

1866. Amos Buck, Moses Hoyt, Joseph H. Grant. 

1867. Amos Buck, Nelson Ordway, Joseph H. Grant. 

1868. Amos Buck, John W. Garland, Thomas K. Little. 

1869. Amos Buck. John W. Garland, Thomas K. Little. 

1870. Joshua C. Merrick, Aaron H. Davis, Eben H. Little. 

1871. Samuel Morse, Aaron H. Davis, Edward R. Noyes. 

1872. John W. Garland, Edward R. Noyes, Daniel N. Hoyt. 

1873. John W. Garland, Nathan Johnson, Hosea B. Carter. 

1874. John W. Garland, Nathan Johnson, Moses B. Little. 

1875. Moses Hoyt, Moses B. Little, Charles W. Bailey. 

1876. John D. Ordway, John W. Garland, Thomas M. Arnold. 

1877. John D. Ordway, John W. Garland, Thomas M. Arnold. 

1878. John D. Ordway, William H. Davis, Edmund Pearson. 

1879. William H. Davis, Edmund Pearson, William A. Emerson. 

1880. Aaron H. Davis, Joseph H. Grant, Daniel N. Hoyt. 

1881. Aaron H. Davis, Joseph H. Grant, Daniel N. Hoyt. 

1882. Joseph H. Grant, Aaron H. Davis, Daniel N. Hoyt (chosen in place 

of Charles H. Rundlett, who declined). 

1883. Joseph H. Grant, Aaron H. Davis, Daniel N. Hoyt. 



402 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



1884. Joseph H. Grant, Andrew M. Moulton, Isaac Randall. 

1885. Andrew M. Moulton, Isaac Randall, Anson B. Kimball. 
18S8. Aaron II. Davis, Sewell T. Johnson, Nathaniel Corson. 

1887. Aaron H. Davis, John H. Heath, Francis H. Sawyer. 

1888. Joseph H. Grant, Francis H. Sawyer, George C. Fitts. 

1889. Joseph 11. Grant, Charles W. Garland, George C. Fitts. 

1890. Charles W. Bailey, Nathaniel E. Bartlett, John E. Mills. 

1891. Charles W. Bailey, Nathaniel E. Bartlett, John E. Mills. 

1892. Charles W. Bailey, John E. Mills, Sewell T. Johnson. 

1893. Charles W. Bailey, John E. Mills, Charles \V. Garland. 

1894. Charles W. Garland, John C. Sanborn, Anson B. Kimball. 

1895. Charles W. Garland, Anson B. Kimball, Henry W". Taber. 

189(>. Charles W. Garland, Nathaniel E. Bartlett, Josiah B. Eastman, 

1897. Charles W. Garland, Josiah B. Eastman, Frank W. Emerson. 

1898. Charles W. Garland, Evei-ett Moulton, Benjamin W. Clark. 
1S99. Charles W. Garland, Everett Moulton, Benjamin W. Clark. 



REPRESENTATIVES UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. 



Voted not to send, 
William Marshall, 
John Hogg, 
John True. 
David Moulton, 
John True, 
Jacob Kimball, 
Thomas Muzzey, 
John True, 
Jonathan Little, 
Isaac Noyes, 
Jonathan Little. 
Isaac Noyes, 
John True, 
Jacob Kimball, 
Jonathan Little, 
John True, . 

Jacob Kimball, 
James Knight, 
Jesse Gordon, 
James Knight, 
Jesse Gordon, 



Jesse Gordon, 
Samuel Marshall, 
Jesse Gordon, 
Moses Iloyt, 



rom 17S7 to 1792' 


" 1792 ' 


1793 


" 1793 ' 


1795- 


" 1795 ' 


1802 


" 1802 ' 


1803 


" 1803 ' 


' 1804 


" 1804 ' 


1806 


" 1806 ' 


1807 


" 1807 ' 


1809 


" 1809 • 


1810 


" 1810 ' 


1811 


" 1811 " 


1812 


" 1812 " 


1813 


" 1813 " 


1814 


" 1814 " 


1815 


" 1815 " 


1816 


" ISKi " 


1817 


" 1817 " 


1819 


" 1819 " 


1820 


" 1820 " 


1821 


" 1821 " 


1823 


" 1823 " 


1824 


" 1824 " 


1825 


" 1825 " 


1826 


" 1^26 " 


1827 


" 1827 " 


1828 


" 182S " 


1829- 


" 1829 " 


1831 


" 1831 " 


1832 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



403 



Lorenzo Batchelder, 
Moses Hoyt, 
A. B. Marshall, 
Warren L. Lane, 
Lorenzo Batchelder, 
Joseph P. Shannon, 
Isaac Heath, 
John Ordway, 
Josiah C. Eastman, 



John Ordway, 
Amos Buck, 
Nathaniel C. Smith, 
Daniel Nichols, . 



William Clark, 
Nelson Ordway, 
Caleb Moulton, 
William C. Little, 
John D. Ordway, 
Horace R. Sawyer. 



Frederick A. Pike, 
Edward R. Noyes, 
Albert L. Eastman, 
Thomas M. Arnold, 
Albert L. Eastman, 
None chosen, 
Daniel F. Ordway, 
James H. Emerson, 
Joseph H. Grant, 
Daniel H. Emersou. 
William Sanborn, 
Charles B. Moulton. 
Arthur A. Spollett, 
James W. Sanborn, 
Dr. Walter A. Allen, 



Elected November, 



from 1832 to 1835 


u 


1835 " 1836 


" 


1836 " 1839 


'• 


1839 " 1841 


" 


1841 " 1842 


" 


1842 " 1844 


'( 


1844 •' 1846 


" 


1846 " 1847 


n 


1847 " 1851 


a 


1851 " 1854 


• ( 


1854 " 1855 


" 


1855 " 1857 


" 


1857 " 1859 


'• 


1859 " 1860 


" 


1860 " 1861 


" 


1861 " 1862 


" 


1862 "1864 


•' 


1864 " 1866 


'■ 


1866 " 1868 




1868 " 1870 




1870 " 1872 


'• 


1872 " 1873 


■' 


1873 " 1875 


■' 


1875 ♦' 1876 


■' 


1876 " 1878 


■' 


1878 " 1880 


■' 


1880 




1881 


1882 


"or two years 


1884 


" " " 


1886 


U li ii. 


1888 


(1 (( <1 


1890 


U (( It 


1892 


11 t( u 


1894 


" " •' 


1896 


" " "■ 


1898 


(( U (i. 



BIRTHS RECORDED ON BOOK I. OF TOWN 
RECORDS. 



AUSTIN. 
Caleb and Mehitable (Barker) Austin. Child: 
Stephen, b. 10, 19, 1794. 

ATWOOD. 
.James and Molly (Lowell) Atwood, m. 11, ;10, 1775. Children: 
Ezra, b. 10, 1-5, 1776. Betsey, b. 5, 19, 1789. 

James, b. 3, 16, 1778. Apbia, b. 4. 5, 1791. 

Sally, b. 2, 12, 1780. Moses, b. 5, 4, 1793. 

Levi, b. 12, 4, 1781. Sylvenus, b. 5, 28, 179.5. 

Ruth, b. 11, 27, 1783. Hannah, b. 1, 12, 1798; d. 4, 9, 1799. 

Polly, b. 6, 24, 1785. Lowell, b. 7, 7, 1799. 

John, b. 6, 9, 1787. 

John and Abigail (Sanders) Atwood. Child: 
Sarah, b. 5, 20, 1746. (Wife Abigail, d. 11, 9, 1750.) 

John and Ruth (Whitaker) Atwood. Children: 
David, b. 10, 7, 1750. Mehitable, b. 10, 12, 1758. 

James, b. 6, 16, 1752. Moses, b. 2, 25, 1761. 

Joseph, b. 4, 8, 17.56. Merriam, b. 1, 18, 176.3. 

Moses and Judith (Wadleigh) Atwood, m. 2, 2, 1783. Children: 
Betty, b. 11, 16, 1788; d. 8, 2.5, 1807. Moses, b. 6, 2, 1790. 
William, b. 12, 23, 1784; d. 9, 2, 1787. Joseph, b. 4, 22, 1792. 
Nancy, b. 8, 13, 1788. Polly, b. 3, 5,1 794: d. 4, 25, 1808. 

Thomas, b. 5, 11, 1788. Samuel, b. 5, 1, 1796. 

ALLIEN. 
Jeremiah Allien and Abigail Currier. Children: 
Nathan, b. 10, 12, 1702. Jeremiah, b. 1, 8, 1764. 

AYER. 

Hezekiah and Thankful (Williams) Ayer. Children: 
Sally, b. 4, 25, 1792. William, b. 6, 4, 1803. 

Fanny, b. 10, 23, 179:3. Christopher, ) , „ ,. .„_ 

Hezekiah, b. 5, 23, 1796. Perley, \ ^- ^' i*' l^"*'- 

Charles, b. 0, 5, 1800. 

BEARD. 
John and Hannah (Knight) Beard. Child: 
Hannah, b. 9, 5, 1751. 

(404) 



HAMPSTEAD, NETV HAMPSHIRE. 406 

BOND. 
John Jr. and Mary (Moulton) Bond. Children: 
Polly, b. 1, 5, 1775. Lydia, b. 3, 3, 1784. 

John, b. 2, 28, 1778. Harry, b. 5, 26, 1786. 

William, b. 4, 25, 1780. Enoch, b. 6, 3, 1788. 

Nancy, b. 2, 19, 1782. 

John and Judith (Dow) Bond. Children: 

John, b. 5, 9, 1753. Joseph, b. 11, 23, 1761. 

Gilbert, b. 6, 19, 1756. Ammie Rhumah, b. 2, 26, 1764. 

Nanny, b. 9, 17, 1758. Jonathan, b. 8, 6, 1776. 

Joseph and Hannah (Brown) Bond. Children: 
Susanna, b. 1, 1, 1787, in London- Joseph, b. 6, 10, 1789. 
derry. Hannah, b. 8, 28, 1791. 

Jonathan and Abigail (Rogers) Bond. Children: 
Judith, b. 11, 22, 1790. Amos, b. 9, 2, 1792. 

BRADLEY. 
Caleb and Elizabeth (Knight) Bradley. Children: 
Prudence, b. 12,31, 1791, in Haverhill. Joseph, b. 7, 29, 1792. 

BAILEY. 

Jacob and Prudence (Noyes) Bailey. Children: 
Abigail, b. 1, 15, 1748. Ephraim, b. 10, 1, 1757. 

Noyes, b. 2, 15, 1750; d. 8, 6, 1750. James, b. 10, 1, 1757. 
Joshua, b. 6, 7, 1753. JefEers Amos, b. 12, 10, 1760. 

Jacob, b. 10, 3, 1755. 

BARTLETT. 
John and Mary (Morrill) Bartlett Jr. Children: 
Elizb. b. 1, 8, 1802, at Amesbury. Ezekiel, b. 11, 12, 1813, at Hampstead. 
Nath'l, b. 3, 7, 1803, " Abigail, b. 10, 6, 1814. 

Mary, b. 11, 12, 1804, " Anna, b. 10, 6, 1814, " 

John, b. 8, 1, 1806, at Hampstead. Louis, b. 5, 25, 1820. 
Morrill, b. 5, 15, 1809, " Rhoda, b. 10, 19, 1824. 

Mathias, b. 12, 12, 1811, 

BROWN. 
Moses and Sarah (Kimball) Brown. Children: 
James, b. 8, 15, 1763. Jonathan, b. 2, 22, 1772. 

Abigail, b. 7, 4, 1765. Alles, b. 2, 17, 1776. 

Sarah, b. 3, 6, 1767. Moses, b. 3, 24, 1780. 

Simeon, b. 7, 2, 1769. Hannah, b. 6, 23, 1783. 

Joseph and Susanna (Johnson) Brown. Children: 
James, b. 11, 1768. Lydia, b. — ,— , 1772. 

Hannah, b. — , 26, 1769. Susan, b. —, — , 1774. 

Stephen, b. — , — , 1770. Jacob, b. — , — , 1776. 



406 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

John and Lucy (Abbott) Brown. Children: 

Lucv, b. 5, 30, 1779. Sarah, b. 1, 4, 1785. 

Dexter, b. 7, 2, 1781. Anna, b. 2, 10, 1789. 

Timothy Dexter, b. 12, 17, 1782. John, b. 3, 18, 1792. 

Samuel, Jr. and Abigail (George) Brown. Children : 

John, b. 3, 21, 1777. Daniel Gordon, b. 5, 12, 1792; d, 8, 11, 
Elizabeth, b. 12, 20, 1778. 1795. 

Joseph, b. 9, 7, 1781. Jacob, b. 9, 17, 1794. 

Abigail, b. 10, 17, 1783. Daniel, b. 11, 5, 1797. 

Sarah, b. 2, 10, 1786. Mary, b. 4, 5, 1799. . 
Samuel, b. 3, 4, 1789. 

Simeon and Susanna (Johnson) Brown. Children: 
Ruth Emerson, b. 2, 26, 1799. Moody Morse, b. 3, 17, 1805. 

Nabby Page, b. 11, 5, 1800. Jesse Johnson, b. 1, 23, 1808. 

Sarah Kimball, b. 1, 27, 1803. Susanna Davis, b. 3, 30, 1811. 

James and Alice (Ferrin) Brown. Children: 
Enos, b. 11, 13, 1784. Sarah, b. 9, 10, 1794. 

Jona. Kimball, b. 3, 10, 1790. 

BRICKETT. 
James and Anna (Wheeler) Bricket. Children: 
Dilla, b. 7, 31, 1799. Richard Kimball, b. 7, 18, 1808. 

Mary, b. 9, 14, 1803. Louisa, b. 3, 8, 1811. 

James, b. 5, 4, 1806. Moody Hill, b. 10, 16, 1813, 

Joseph and Hannah (Clement) Brickett. Children : 
Erasmus Snow, b. 4, 21, 1805. James Madison, b. 9, 10. 1811. 

Mary Clement, b. 1, 25, 1809. 

CURRIER. 
Ezekiel and Susanna (Emerson) Currier. Children: 
Samuel, b. 10, 18, 1762. Louise, b. 2, 15, 1778. 

Susanna, b. 12, 27, 1764. Abigail, b. 12, 29, 1779. 

Hannah, b. 8, 5, 1768. Sarah, b. 2, 5, 1783. 

Ezi'kiel, b. 0, 19, 1773. John, b. 11, 21, 1784, 

Moses, b. 12, 8, 1775. 

Jacob and Hannah (Morrill) Currier. Children: 
Jacob, b. 3, 15, 1771. Ruth, b. 10, 4, 1776. 

Ebenezer, b. 12, 15, 1772. Daniel, b. 12, 30, 1778. 

Macijah, b. 9, 29, 1774. 

COLBY. 
Joseph and Mary (Johnson) Colby, Children: 
Mary, b. 2, 3, 1743. 

Theopholis and Priscilla (Stevens) Colby. Child: 
Susanna, b. 5, 11, 1753. Phebe, b. 2, 15, 1757. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 407 

Enos aad Rebecca (Sanborn) Colby m. 8, 1826. Children: 
Mary Ann, b. 3, 17, 1828. Jular, b. 8, 3, 1838. 

€larrisa, b. 11, — , 1829. Emily, b. 9, 20, 1840. 

Arraella, b. 7, 1, 1833. 

Molly, dau. of Peter Colby, b. 11, 28, 1760. 

Susanna Colby's children: Edna, b.'3, 11, 1765; James, b. 7, 9, 1768. 

Hannah Jeffres, dau. Molly Colby, b. 2, .5, 1778. 

CHUET. 
John and Judith (Foster) Chuet, m. 11, 26, 1745. Children: 
Samuel, b. 1, 16, 1746. Benjamin, b. 9, 27, 1754. 

John, b. 4, 7, 1748; d. 5, 7, 1748. Thomas, b. 3, 13, 1757. 

Anna, b. 9, 16, 1749; d. Nov. 1. Sarah, b. 11, 3, 1758. 

John, b. 4, 9, 1752. 

CHENEY. 
Thomas and Hannah (Worthen) Cheney. Child: 
Peter, b. 7, 18, 1770. 

Nathaniel and Mary (Stevens) Cheney. Child: 
Watts Stevens, b. 2, 11, 1778. 

COLLINS. 
Robert and Tamar (Woodvrard) Collins. Children: 
Lorumah, b. 5, 8, 1790. 

Jabez Collins, son of Jonathan Collins, b. 8, 9, 1781. 

Jabez and Olive (Eastman) Collins, m. 12, 22, 1802. Children: 
Laban, b. 10, 3, 1810. Jacob, b. 3, 6, 1808. 

Samuel and Polly (Blake) Collins, Children: 
Jonathan, b, 5, 16, 1796. Hezekiah, b. 12, 21, 1797. 

CLARK. 

Amos and Sarah (Kelly) Clark. Children: 
Judith, b. 10, 5, 1740. Jonathan, b. 3, 31,1754; d. 7, 4, 1756. 

Thomas, b. 3, 7, 1743. Elizabeth, d. 5, 5, 1754. 

Moses, b. 3, 28, 1746. Amos, the father, d. 1, 10, 1756. 

Priscilla, b. 3, 17, 1749. Jonathan, son, b. 3, 30, 1756. 

Amos, b. 10, 22, 1751. 

John and Susanna (Sinclear) Clark. Children: 
John, b. 9, 7, 1755. Ephraim, b. 1, 26, 1764. 

Timothy, b. 6, 2, 1757; d. 7, 15, 1760. George Sinclear, b. 8, 24, 1766. 
Moses, b. 3, 31, 1759; d. 7, 16, 1760. Timothy, b. 10, 19, 1768. 
Hezekiah Ward, b. 9, 11, 1761. Gorr Choate, b. 8, 5, 1771. 

Amos and Hannah (Stevens) Clark. Child: 
Amos, b. 2, 25, 1776. 



408 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

COPP. 
David and Hannah (Merrill) Copp. Children: 
Ann, b. 5, 1, 1748. Abiah, b. 12, 20, 1749. 

Joshua and Sarah (Poor) Copp. Children: 

Molly, b. 7, 15, 1759. Susanna, b. 3, 27, 1771. 

Elizabeth, b. 4, 14, 1761. Mehitable, b, 5, 17, 1773. 

Moses, b. 2, 22, 1763. George Washington, b. 3, 16, 1776. 

Eliphalet, b. 2, 27, 1765. Benjamin Little, b. 9, 12, 1780. 

Sarah, b. 3, 25, 17<17. Nathaniel Peabody, b. 1, 23, 1783. 
Joshua, b, 2, 25, 1769. 

George Call Copp (son of Mary Call) and Ruth Sawyer. Children : 
Sophronia, b. 1, 12, 1799, " b. at Eliza, b. 8, 7, 1802, "b. ipast4, Sat. 

5 o'clock. Sat. A. M." A. M." 

Adelina, b. 12, 1, 1800, "b. i past 

12, Monday A. M." 

CALEF. 
Joseph and Nabby (Kimball) Calef. Child: 
Nabby, b. 3, 31, 1803. (Xabby, wife, d. 9, 8, 1804.) 

m. 2nd. Margaret McKenzie, 7, 9, 1807. Children: 
John, b. 12, 9, 1808. Joseph James, / v, j o 

Nabby Kimball, b. 6, 8, 1810. Margaret Ann, 5 ' ' ^^^^• 

Caroline, b. .5,21, 1820. 

John and Lois (Calef) Calef. Children: 
Lois, b. 6, 27, 1763. William, b. 5, 1, 1773. 

Moses, b. 6, 27, 1765. Joseph, b. 12, 4, 1775. 

Child, b. 4, 7, 1767; d. same day. Sarah, b. 8, 6, 1778. 
John, b. 6, 13, 1768; d. 1, 8, 1769. James, b. 2, 25, 1782. 
John, b. 3, 29, 1771. 

James and Anna (Kimball) Calef, m. 11, 12, 1804. Children: 
Horatio Gates Kimball, b. Saco, Harriet Newel, b. 4, 12, 1816. 

Me., 8, 8, 1808. Lois, b. 9, 4, 1821. 

Almira Ann, b. 5, 15, 1810. Susanna Sawyer, b. 9, 24, 1825. 

James Albert, b. 12, 12, 1812, 

CORLISS. 
Joshua and Abigail (March) Corliss: Children: 
Abigail, b. 6, 5, 1760. Mehitable,b. 4, 27,1773;d. 5, 15, 1773. 

Hannah, b. 4, 6, 1762, d. 11, 27, 1702. Stephen, b. 7, 10, 1774. 
Ebenezer, b. 2, 9, 1764. Dolly, b. 9, 22, 1776. 

Sarah, b. 8, 4, 1765. Susanna, b. 11, 7, 1780. 

John, b. 11, 6, 1768. Martha, b. 2, 27, 1785. 

Hezekiah, b. 12, 12, 1770. (Joshua, b. 2, 28, 1728.) 

CHASE. 
Robert and Lydia (Bodwell) Chase. Child: 
Daniel Bodwell, b. 8, 6, 1795. Alpheus, b. 5, 28, 1798. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 409 

Joseph and Emma (Cbase) Chase. Child: 
Hannah, b. 9, 3, 1786. 

CARTER. 

Noah and Abigail (Quinby) Carter. Child: 
Abigail, b. 11, 11, 1784. 

DARLING. 
John and Phebe (Roberds) Darling. Children: 
Roberds, b. 10, 15, 1765. Josiah, b. 8, 14, 1772. 

Jonathan, b. 12, 20, 1767. Samuel, b. 7, 18, 1775. 

Sarah, b. 2, 14, 1770. 

Moses and Judith (French) Darling. Child: 
Rhoda, b. 8, 1, 1781. 

DOW. 
Abraham and Susanna (Hoyt) Dow. Child: 
Thomas, b. 9, 18, 1754. 

Isaiah and Sarah (Kimball) Dow. Child: 
Martha, b. 1, 4, 1762. 

DODGE. 
Davis and Martha (Esgate) Dodge. Child: 
James, b. 1, 25, 1750. 

DAVIS. 
Jesse and Lois (Worthen) Davis. Children: 
Ezra, b. 9, 6, 1793. Josiah, b. 10, 5, 1800. 

Jesse, b. 2, 19, 1796. Harriet, b. 11, 26, 1804. 

Lois, b. 3, 13, 1798. 

Obadiah and Sarah (Colby) Davis. Children: 
Obadiah, b. 5, 5, 1748. Abigail, b. 12, 9, 1760. 

Elizabeth, b. 5, 9, 1752. John, b, 11, 7, 1761. 

Ruth, b. 8, 15, 1754. Samuel, b. 2, 17, 1765. 

Rachel, b. 9, 3, 1756. Hezekiah, b, 3, 10, 1768. 

Moses, b. 9, 3, 1758. Caleb, b. 3, 1, 1770. 

Josiah (d. 3, 3, 1796), and Dorothy (Colby) Davis. Children: 
James Johnson, b. 10, 14, 1747. Anna, b. 1, 26, 1760. 

Hannah, b. 11, 3, 1749. Dolly, b. 3, 10, 1763. 

Mary, b. 3, 21, 1752. Louisa, b. 12, 6, 1765. 

Edmund, b. 5, 3, 1756. Jesse, b. 7, 8, 1767. 

Josiah, b. 5, 1, 1758. 

EASTMAN. 
Peter and Elizabeth (Harriman) Eastman. Children: 
Mary, b. 5, 1, 1735. Hannah, b. 5, 25, 1748; d. 9, 21, 1750. 

Mehitable, b. 6, 28, 1737. Tamar, b. 5, 7, 1750; d. 10, 16, 1750. 

Elizabeth, b. 10, 15, 1740. Hannah, b. 12, 7, 1750. 

Peter, b. 1, 14, 1742-3; d. 9, 20, 1747. Susanna, b. 8, 25, 1754. 
Jonathan, b. 9, 17, 1746. Abigail, b. 6, 9, 1756. 



410 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

William and Rebecca (Jewett) Eastman. Children: 
Obediiih, b. 2, 26, 1748. James, b. 9, 24, 1753. 

Hanuah, b. 7, 15, 1751. Moses, b. 12, 27, 1755. 

Edmund and Widow Hannah (Hills) Eastman. Children: 
Jemima, b. S, 1, 1750. Joshua, b. 8, 31, 1754. 

Edmund, b. 4, 3, 1752. Susanna, b. 10, 13, 1763. 

Joshua and Sarah (Tucker) Eastman. Children: 
Joshua, b. 10, 24, 1787. Tappan, b. 11, 23, 1790. 

Amasa, b. 4, 11, 1789. Sally, b. 1, 10, 1797. 

EATON. 

Moses and Anna (Webster) Eaton. Children: 
Thomas, b. 2, 6, 1769. Moses, b. 7, 3, 1776, at Pelham. 

Sarah, b. 3, 9, 1772, at Pelham. 

EAMES. 
Jeremiah and Susanna (Peabody) Eames. Child: 
Susanna, b. 9, 22, 1774. 

EMERSON. 

Benjamin and Hannah (Watts) Emerson. Children: 
Abigail, b. 3, 20, 1737. Abiah, b. 2, 8, 1748; d. 5, 6, 1749. 

Hannah, b. 11, 29, 1738. Watts, b. 3, 6, 1750. 

Benjamin, b. 4, 2, 1740; d. 4,23, 1811. Moses, b. 5, 6, 1752; d. 12, 13, 1767. 
Phebe, b. 11, 29, 1741; d. 7, 14, 1766. Mary, b. 4, 2, 1755; d. 3, 17, 1756. 
Susanna, b. 5, 10, 1744. Deborah, b. 2, 15, 1757. 

Robert, b. 7, 9, 1746; d. 11, 18, 1809; Anna, b. 1, 28, 1760. 

ancestor of Wm. A. Emerson. Mary, b. 5, 9, 1762. 

James and Lydia (Hoyt) Emerson. Child: 
Moses, b. 9, 24, 1750. 

Watts and Lois (Trussel) Emerson. Children: 
Phebe, b. 8, 11, 1772. Jane, b. 3, 2, 1782. 

Hannah, b. 2, 13, 1775. Deborah, b. 7, 4, 1784. 

Sally, b. 7, 7, 1777. Samuel Watts, b. 5, 19, 1787. 

Lois, b. 10, 22, 1779. Moses Little, b. 4, 11, 1789. 

John, Jr., and Betsey (Emery) Emerson. Children: 
Jesse Emery, b. 10, 29, 1805. Robert Henry, b. 10, 26, 1816. 

Alfred, b. 10, 10, 1807. Elizabeth, b. 7, 14, 1821. 

John Webster, b. 11, 23, 1810. Mary, b. 8, 29, 1823. 

Caleb and Abigail (French) Emerson. Children: 
Hannah, b. 9, 22, 1768. Joseph, b. 5, 10, 1780. 

Sarah, b. 5, 21, 1770. Lydia, b. 3, 9, 1782. 

Abigail, b. 1, 19, 1773. Caleb, b. 1, 14, 1784. 

Robert, b. 4, 13, 1778. Ezra, b. 4, 10, 1787, at Marlboro. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 411 

Robert and Mary (Webster) Emerson. Children: 
Moses, b. 8, 19, 1768. Benjamin, b. 5, 21, 1776. 

Caleb, b. 4, 7, 1770. John, b. 6, 27, 1778. 

Macijah, b. 4, 12, 1772. Elizabeth, b. 10, 28, 1780. 

Abiah, b. 3, 31, 1774. Robert, b. 7, 22, 1785; d. 3, 31, 1815. 

Benjamin, Jr., and Ruth (Tucker) Emerson. Children: 
Hannah, b. 11, 4, 1771. Dudley, b. 4, 20, 1781. 

Ruth, b. 9, 14, 1775. Abner, b. 3, 20, 1785. 

Maria, b. 10, 5, 1777. Frederick, b. 11, 28, 1789. 

Robert and Sarab (Kent) Emerson, m, 11, 26, 1807. Child: 
Abigail Atkinson, b. 11, 13, 1810. 

Caleb and Betsey (Tucker) Emerson. Children: 
Mary Webster, b. 5, 13, 1800. Betsey, b. 5, 12, 1807. 

Daniel, b. 7, 28, 1802. 

FRENCH. 

Joseph, Jr., and Molly (Tilton) French. Children: 
Mariam, b. 12, 21, 1789. Irene, b. 2, 4, 1801. 

Polly, b. 12, 18, 1792. Margritta Tilton, b. 10, 10, 1803. 

Judith, b. 11, 11, 1795. Caroline, b. 8, 4, 1808. 

Joseph and Judith (Diamond) French. Children: 
Hannah, b. 1, 15, 1764. Sarah, b. 9, 15, 1768. 

Joseph, b. 4, 20, 1766. Merrian, b. 10, 27, 1770. 

Aaron and Sarah (Stevens) French. Children: 
Hannah, b. 6, 26, 1757. Ephraim Carter, b. 11, 14, 1760. 

Sarah, b. 2, 2, 1759. Joseph, b. 10, 4, 1762. 

FLAGG. 

Benjamin and Sarah (Robie) Flagg. Children: 
Polly, b. 6, 13, 1781, " 4 o'clock in Samuel Gardner, b. 1, 7, 1783. 
the morning." 

GORDON. 
John and Betty (Johnson) Gordon. Children: 
Polly, b. 6, 14, 1777. Sally, b. 1, 30, 1791. 

John, b. 7, 19, 1779. Betty, b. 11, 8, 1793. 

Jesse, b. 3, 23, 1786; d. 10, 18, 1787. James, b. 5, 2, 1796. 
Jesse, b. 10, 6, 1788. Fanny, b. 3, 18, 1799. 

GILE. 
Moses and Eunice (Johnson) Gile. Children: 
Hannah, b. 1, 22, 1752. Ebenezer, b. 12, 3, 1749. 

Moses and Mary (Clarke) Gile. Child: 
Abner, b. 12, 10, 1756. 



412 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

GEORGE. 
William and Ruth (Hastings) George. Children: 
Robert, b. 1, 5, 17(58. Moses, b. 8, 18, 1774. 

King, b. 0, 19, 1771. Leonard, b. 10, 5, 1776. 

Ruth, b. 10, 7, 1772. 

Austin, Jr. (d. 12, 6, 1806), and Sally (Marston) George, m. 12, 5, 1794. 
Children: 

Sally, b. 11, 1, 1790. Mary, b. 5, 29, ISOi. 

Austin, 3d, b. 3, 28, 1800; d. 6, 6, 1804. 

Jonathan and Hannah (Currier) George. Children: 
Dudley, b. 5, 7, 1789. Henry, b, 8, 9, 1798. 

Hannah, b. 4, 11, 1791. Nabby, b. 8, 5, 1800. 

Sally, b. 6, 17, 1794. . Mary, b. 7, 8, 1803. 

GOODWIN. 

Timothy and Anne (Gould) Goodwin. Children: 
Damerias, b. 3, 27, 1707. Hannah, b. 7, 9, 1777; d. 5, 8, 17— 

Rhoda, b. 6, 25, 1769. Nathan, b. 3, 30, 1780; d. 5, 13, 17— 

Moby, b. 4, 10, 1772. Sarah, b. 9, 5, 1782; d. 5, 18, 17— 

Nathan, b. 12, 31, 1774; d. 10, 7, 177(). Anna, b. 6, 13, 1785. 

Nathan and Rhoda (Colby) Goodwin; (shed. 11, 29, 1765.) Children: 
Alpheus, b. 7, 29, 1741. Nathan, b. 12, 15, 1750. 

Timothy, b. 4, 24, 1743. Theopholis, b. 9, 21, 1754. 

Richard, b. 8, 1, 174G; d. 5, 28, 1753. Mary, b. 4, 18, 1756. 
Benj., b. 1, 20, 1748. 

Nathan and Mary (Smith) Goodwin. Child : 
Smith, b. 5, 27, 1768. 

Alpheus and Abiah (Heath) Goodwin. Child: 
Nathaniel, b. 11, 23, 1762. 

Smith and Molly (Colby) Goodwin. Children: 
Peggy, b. 12, 14, 1788. Nathan, b. 1, 4, 1794. 

Timothy, b. 4, .5, 1790. John, b. 3, 26, 1799. 

Lydia, b. 1, 25, 1792. Jonathan, b. 10, 1, 1801. 

John and Abigail (Wells ) Goodwin. Child : 
Williba, b. 12, 5, 1760. 

Simeon and Susanna (Heath) Goodwin. Children: 
Asa, b. 9, 15, 1760. Nathaniel, b. 9, 28, 1764. 

Abigail, b. 7, ;J0, 1762. Phillip, b. 2, 19, 1767. 

GREENOUGH. 
Moses and Eunice (Kimball) Greenough. Children: 
Francis Kimball, b. Bradford, 5, 12, Mary Little, b. 7, 6, 1797. 
^'^^•^- Betsey Kimball, b. 7, 6, 1797. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 413 

HARRIMAN. 
Reuben and Mehitable (Putnam) Harriman. Children: 
Hannah, b. 11, 17, 1757. Joseph, b, 5, 7, 1757. 

Laban, b. 7, 20, 1751. Archelus Putnam, b. 8, 19, 1760; d. 

Mehitable, b. 5, 8, 1748; d. 3, 4, 1753. 4, 21, 1762. 
Rufus, b. 7, 17, 1749; d. 3, 10, 1753. Mehitable, b. 9, 30, 1762. 
Sarah, b. 1, 30, 1758. Mary, b. 10, 13, 1764. 

Zeniah, b. 12, 20, 1754.' Rufus, b. 9, 28, 1766. 

Jassiel and Mary (Davis) Harriman. Children: 
Molly, b. 7, 26, 1753. Joab, b. 7, 4, 1760. 

Sarah, b. 7, 22, 1755. Peabody, b. 8, 22, 1762. 

Nancy, b. 2, 22, 1758. 

Thomas and Martha (Pool) Harriman. Child: 
Jean, b. 2, 28, 1770. 

John and Abigail (Clement) Harriman. Children: 
Sarah, b. 7, 8, 1766. Betty, b. 8, 4, 1777. 

Caleb, b. 3, 7, 1770. Mary, b. 1, 10, 1780. 

Abigail, b. 4, 10, 1774. 

HUTCHENS. 
Hezekiah and Mrs. Anne (Sweet) Hutchens. Children: 
Hannah, b. 11, 17, 1761. Molly, b. 12, 27, 1766. 

Ephraim, b. 1, 21, 1763. Patty and 5 others not on town rec. 

HADLEY. 

Joseph Hadley, Sr., departed this life, 10, 11, 1758. 

Joseph, Jr., and Martha (Gile) Hadley. Children: 
Ebenezer, b. 6, 23, 1748. Joanne, b. 2, 22, 1761. 

Abigail, b. 6, 22, 1750. Daniel, b. 4, 18, 1763. 

Jacob, b. 3, 8, 1752. Ellis, b. 8, 1, 1763. 

Philemon, b. 7, 20, 1754. Martha, b, 6, 9, 1767. 

Joseph, b. 10, 3, 1756. Molly, b. 6, 15, 1779. 

Anne, b. 3, 7, 1759. 

Nathan and Betsey (Haggett) Hadley. Children: 
David, b. 6, 22, 1789. Polly, b. 11, 30, 1799. 

John, b. 3, 19, 1791. Caleb, b. 3, 26, 1805. 

James, b. — , 30, 1796. 

David and Mary (Gile) Hadley. Child: 
Martha, b. 1, 23, 1763. 

HUNKINS. 
John and Sarah (Gile) Hunkins. Children: 

Robert, b. 1745. Abiah, b. 11, 20, 1751. 

John, b. 5, 7, 1747. 

HALE. 
David and Mehitable (Eastman) Hale. Children: 
David, b. 3, 23, 1759; d. 3, David, b. 6, 7, 1760. 



414 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Sarah, b. 10, 30, 1762. SusHnnah, b. 4, 4, 1773. 

Abigail, b. 5, 27, 1765. Hannah, b. 4, 12, 1781. 

Elizabeth, b. 9, 19, 17C8. 

Ebenezer and Susanna (Roberds) Hale. Children: 
Susanna, b. 11, 29, 17oS. Ebenezer, b. 11, 8, 1763. 

Jona. Roberds, b. 10, 5, 1760. Merribah Farnum, b. 4, 6, 1708. 

HACKETT. 
Dr. Philip W. and Eliza (Putnam) Hackett, m. 5, 80, 1807. Child: 
Sarah Ann, b. 1, 31, 1809. 

HAKRIMAN. 
John and Sarah (Heath) Harriman. Children: 
Samuel, b. 2, 3, 1776. Molly, b. 2, 19, 1784. 

John, b. 2, 11, 1778. Elizabeth, b. 2, 27, 1786. 

Daniel, b. 3, 25, 1780. Sarah, b. 7, 6, 1788. 

William, b. 12, 11, 1781. Moses, b. 4, 25, 1791. 

HAZELTINE. Children: 
Mary Ann, b. 9, 24, 1804. Elizabeth, b. 12, 5, 1807. 

Sarah, b. 4, 20, 1806, 

HEATH. 

John and Abigail (Wadleigh) Heath. Children: 
Martha, b. 10, 31, 1807. Louisa, b. 8, 18, 1811. 

Eliphalet Knight, b. 6, 3, 1809. 

Bartholnew and Hannah (Kelly) Heath. Children: 
Xehemiah, b. 11, 1, 1745. Jesse, b. 11, 16, 1766. 

Hannah, b. 12, 6, 1746. Moses, b. 11, 3, 1759. 

Elizabeth, b. 8, 27, 1748. Anna, b. 6, 29, 1762. 

Anna, b. 10, 18, 1750; d. 10, 28, 1754. Judith, b. 8, 20, 1764. 
Mary, b. 1, 3, 1753. Martha, b. 1, 14, 1766. 

Richard, b. 11, 12, 1754. Richard, b. 1, 25, 1768. 

Joshua (commonly called Elijah) and Hannah (Darborn) Heath. Child: 
Nannie, b. 9, 21, 1755. 

Isaac and Susannah (Hall) Heath. Children: 
Rachel, b. 3, 20, 1776. Susanna, b. 4, 7, 1787. 

Betty, b. 2, 17, 1777. Nathaniel, b. 12, 14, 1788. 

Hannah, b. 3, 13, 1778. Love, b. 6, 24, 1790. 

Sarah, b. 7, 26, 1779. Reuben, b. 2, 9, 1792. 

John, b. 8, 6, 1780. Jacob, b. 10, 14, 1794. 

Judith, b. 5, 12, 1782. Abiah, b. 9, 13, 179(i. 

Abraham, b. 8, 9, 1783. Ruth, b. 5, 31, 1798. 

Nathaniel, b. 1, 30, 1785; d. 2, 24, 1786. Mary, b. 2, 24, 1800. 
Susanna, b. 2, 3, 1780; d. 2, 15, 1786. 

(This family lived a few rods behind the residence of C. W. Bailey, in 
the field.) 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 415 

Nathaniel and Sarah (Stevens) Heath. Children: 
Jacob, b. 2, 18, 1746-7. Hannah, b. 12, 15, 1751. 

Isaac, b. 11, 15, 1747. Reuben, b. 9, 15, 1754. 

Daniel, b. 8, 26, 1749; d. 4, 7, 1752. Kachel, b. 11, 10, 1755. 

Nathaniel d. 1, 22, 1786. 

Ensign James Heath and Dinah . Children: 

Mary, b. 1, 27, 1734; d. 5, 25, 1748. Asa, b. 1, 29, 1740. 
Meriam, b. :?, 30, 1736. Enoch, b. 2, 27, 1744. 

Susanna, b. 7, 27, 1738. 

Caleb and Mary (Keyzar) Heath. Child: 
Judith, b. 4, 4, 1756. 

Robert and Lydia (Russett) Heath. Child: 
Lydia, b. 8, 24, 1773. 

Dr. Samuel and Sarah (Corliss) Heath. Children: 
Sarah, b. 3, 3, 1786. Louisa, b. 8, 15, 1799. 

Hannah, b. 9, 7, 1792; d. 4, 11, 1803. 

Jesse and Abiah (Kimball) Heath. Children: 
Moses, b. 10, 13, 1779. Dudly, b. 8, 13, 1787. 

Elizabeth, b. 8, 29, 1781. Jesse, b. 1, 12, 1790. 

John, b. 8, 28, 1783. Bartholera, b. 7, 2, 1793. 

Richard, b. 10, 1, 1785. Abiah, b. 8, 6, 1799. 

HOIT. 

Jabez and Charlotte (Little) Hoit. Children: 
Hazen, b. 6, 22, 1791. Sophia, b. — , 18, 1799. 

Abigail, b. 11, 10, 1793. 

Jatet"'- } ■>■ ■•• "■ "=•'• 

HUNT. 
Daniel and Mary (Trussel) Hunt. Children: 
Samuel, b. 3, 15, 1746. Hannah, b. 7, 17, 1749. 

Nehemiah, b. 9, 15, 1747. 

William and Katherine (Spiller) Hunt. Children: 
Abel, b. 8, 28, 1757. Sarah, b. 2, 9, 1756. 

Enoch, b. 1, 1, 1760. 

HURD. 

William and Martha (Corliss) Hurd. Children: 
Sophronia, b. 4, 6, 1803; d. 4, 29, 1803. 

HILDRICK. 

Levi and Sarah (Darling) Hildrick. Children: 
Nathaniel, b. 4, 30, 1781. Mary Darling, b. 10, 28, 1783. 

HAZEN. 
John and Anne (Sweet) Hazen. Children: 
Sarah, b. 3, 12, 1753. Moses, b. 9, 1, 1757. 

John, b. 3, 12, 1755. 



416 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

IRVING. 
David and Sally (Fern) Irving, in. 1, 9, 1798. Children: 
David, b. 9, 20, 1800. Hannah, b. 3, 2, 1804. 

JOHNSON. 
Stephen Jr. and Susanna (Lovekin) Johnson. Children: 
Stephen, / ,, - ,0 1749 Jonathan, b. 2, 26, 1754. 

Susanna, ) "' '' '^' Samuel, b. 4, 25, 1756. 

Mary, b. 10, 1, 1744. Henry, ) ^ ^^^^ 

Timothy, b. 7, 1, 1747. Sarah, ) 

Joseph, b. 12, 3, 1751. 

Abraham and Priscilla (Colby) Johnson. Children: 
Joseph, b. 9, 9, 1760. Amos, b. 12, 2, 1761. 

Stephen Jr. and Ruth (Johnson) Johnson. Children: 
Hannah, b. 8, 5, 1770 in Londonderry. Susanna,b. 8,15,1772 in Londonderry. 

Nathan and Hannah (Sargent) Johnson. Children: 
Ichabod, b. 11, 18, 1795. Jesse, b. 4, 10, 1800. 

John, b. 4, 16, 1798. John, b. 8, 14, 1804. 

Ebenezer and Hannah (Wells) Johnson. Children: 
Deborah, b. 10, 1, 1745; d. 6, 6, 1746. Timothy, b. 10, 17, 1749. 
Ruth, b. 7, 22, 1747. 

Ebenezer, Jr. and Rebecca (Pettengall) Johnson. Children: 
Ruth, b. 8, 7, 1749; d. 8, 18, 1749. Ruth, b. 6, 26, 1754; d. 6, 26, 1756. 
Moses, b. 7, 7, 1751. Ebenezer, b. 6, 16, 1756; d. 6, 26, 1756. 

Amos, b. 0, 22, 1753; d. 7, 23, 1753. 

Daniel and Sarah (Davis) Johnson. Children: 
Deborah, b. 4, 17, 1743. Ruth, b. 7, 5, 1755. 

Daniel b. 3, 19, 1744. Joseph, 11, 9, 1757. 

Caleb and Ruth (Eastman) Johnson. Children: 

Moses, b. 2, 5, 1761. Lydia, b. — , 14, 1767. 

William, b. — , — , 1778. Haynes, b. — , 8, 1776. 

Caleb, b. 1, 24, 1763. Nancy, b. 3, 21, 1769; d. 1, 19, 1773. 

Son and dau<;hter born? Sarah, b. 10, 21, 1771. 

Ruth, b. 1, 15, 1765. Polly, b. 12, 26, 1784. 
Nan, 1). 1, 9, 1774. 

Noah and Molly (Jeffres) Johnson. Children: 
Susanna, b. 5, 2, 1782. Calvin, b. 3, 5, 1795. 

Naomi, b. 6, 9, 1785. Thomas Serar, b. 10. 7, 1798. 

Aaron, b. 2, 16, 1788. James, b. 4, 6, 1804. 

Luther, b. 7, 3, 1792. 

Ilonry (d. 8, 21,1795) and Abigail (Plummer) Johnson. Children: 
Susannah, b. 1, 16, 1789. Henry, b. 5, 4, 1794. 

Sarah, b. 12, 14, 1791. 




D. S. I'lLLSBURV, NEW YORK, N. Y. 




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IRS. BENJ. L. PILLSBURY. 




I.ESTKR A. WILLIAMS. 




TOMB OK REV. HENRY TRUE. 




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STATION ON N. AND K. R. R., WEST HAMPSTEAD. 




CAPT. WILLIAM JOHNSON. 




FREDERIC-: A. JOHNSON. 




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ALFRED S. MORC.AN. 




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HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 417 

Jesse and Margaret (McCrea) Johnson. Children: 
Belle, b. 4, 28, 1759. Sarah, b. 7, 23, 1765. 

Miriam, b. 12, 24, 1700. Polly, b. 5, 5, 17G8. 

Jesse, b. 10, 17, 1762. 

Margaret, w. of Jesse, d, 4, 1770. 

Second m. Priscilla Kimball, 8, 14, 1770. 
John, b. 10, 9, 1771. Hannah, b. 9, 15, 1780. 

Lusia, b. 10, 30, 1773. Benjamin, b. 6, 20, 1783. 

Cloe, b. 3, 18, 1776. Lydia, b. 1, 28, 1785. 

Hannah, b. 8, 1, 1778. Sally, b. 5, 1, 1788. 

Joseph and Jemima (Peai'sons) Johnson. Children: 
Daniel, b. 5, 10, 1783. Olive, b. 5, 26, 1794. 

Moses, b. 11, 3, 1784. Daniel, b. 8, 3, 1796. 

Bill, b. 12, 20, 1786. Joseph, b. 1, 2, 1800, d. y. 

Sally, b. 12, 3, 1789. Joseph, b. 11, 12, 1804. 

Betsey, b. 5, 4, 1792. 

John and Sarah (Haynes) Johnson; she d. 9, 20, 1750. Children: 
Moses, b. 11, 8, 1748. Haynes, b. 8, 8, 1749. 

Second wife Sarah Morse. Children: 
Sarah, b. 10, 29, 1751. Judith, b. 4, 4, 1758. 

Kuth and Elizabeth, b. 4, 23, 1754. John, b. 2, 9, 1760. 
Peter, b. 6, 7, 1756. Tammie, b. 7, 6, 1761. 

John, b. 8, 18, 1757, d. 

Widow Elizabeth Johnson, d. 6, 12, 1752. 

KELLY. 

Richard and Eunice (Sargent) Kelly. Children: 
Amos, b. 11, 1796. Mary, b. 11, 1, 1804. 

Judith, b. 11, 11, 1799. Lois, b. 3, 7, 1807. 

Hannah, b. 6, 1803, 

Rev. John and Abigail (Dearborn) Kelly, m. 8, 8, 1793. Children: 

Henry True, b. 8, 13, 1794. Samuel, b. 1, 25, 1805. 

Daughter, b. 7, 2, 1796. Mary Dearborn, b. 7, 6, 1806. 

John, b. 1, 1, 1798. Abigail, b. 1, 29, 1808. 

Irene, b. 4, 27, 1800. Elizabeth Hoyt, b. 1, IS, 1810. 

Francis, b. 1, 10, 1802. Sarah, b. 10, 16, 1811. 

Israel, b. 8, 7, 1803. Hannah Worth, b. 2, 8, 1814. 

Nehemiah and Lydia (Dearborn) Kelly. Children: 
Betsey, b. 7, 12, 1781. Rhuamah, b. 9, 26, 1786. 

Joseph Dearborn, b, 2, 15, 1784. 

Richard and Abigail (Ober) Kelly. Children: 
John, b. 3, 26, 1783, at Salem, IST. H. Sarah Ober, b. 1, 17, 1792, at Deering. 
Lydia, b. 9, 23, 1784, at Weare, X.H. Mary Kelly, b. 9, 28, 1794, " 
Amos, b. 7, 25, 1786, at Deering, " Israel, b. 9, 23, 1796, 
Stephen, b. 3, 26, 1788, " " Eliza, b. 9, 28, 1798, 
Susan, b. 3, 1, 1790, at " " Fanny, b. 10, 2, 1799, 



418 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

KINKEAD. 

Samuel and Mary (Johnson) Kinkead. Children: 
Charles, b. 0, 2, 1766. Molly, b. 8, 17, 1768. 

KENT. 

Jeremiah and Jemima (Philbrick) Kent. Children: 
Mary, b. 8, 4, 1760; d. 9, 14, 17(>4. John, b. 11, 2, 1702. 

Jonathan and Clarissa (Page) Kent. Children: 
Thomas, b. 4, 8, 1808. Robert Emerson, b. 3, 28, 1820.. 

Nabby Kimball, b. 11, U, 1S09. Edwin Alina, b. 7, 15, 1823. 

Lorenzo, b. 9, 3, 1812. Clarissa Ann True, b. 12, 8, 1825. 

Jonathan Page, b. 9, 1, 1814. Mary Elizabeth, b. 4, 26, 1833. 

Elbridge Gerry, b. 2, 8, 1817. 

KIMBALL. 

Benjamin and Mary (Eaton) Kimball. Children: 
Joseph, b. 10, 23, 1743. Benjamin, b. 4, 19, 1752. 

Mary, b. 3, 12, 1746. Nicholas, b. 3, 9, 1754; d. 11, 3, 1754. 

Benjamin,b. 9, 8, 1747; d. 11, 23, 1747. Moses, b. 3, 3, 1756. 
Caleb, b. 9, 24, 1748. Mary, w. of Benj., d, 3, 23, 1756. 

Andrew, b. 9, 21, 1750. 

Ruth Page, daus;hter of Olive Kimball, b. 5, 26, 1774. 

Ebenezer and Lydia (Welch) Kimball, Children: 

Ebenezer, James, b. 11, 17, 1785, at Enfield. 

Obediah, Betsey, b. " " 

Moses, Lydia, b. ii u 

Jesse, Polly, b. " " 

Hazen, Joseph, b. " " 
Sally, 

Dudley and Eunice (Batchelder) Kimball. Children: 
Susanna, b. 10, 3, 1785. Mary, b. 5, 24, 1790. 

Dudley, b. 9, 27, 1787. Harriet, b. 1, 1, 1793. 

John and Sarah (Dearborn) Kimball. Children: 
Lois, b. 12, 14, 1788. Horace, b. 7, 21, 1795. 

Moses, b. 10, 5, 1790. Mehitable, b, 3, 2, 1798. 

Henry T. b. 9, 9, 1792; d. 9, 10, 1795. Lydia, b. 6, 6, 1800. 

James Shepherd and Ruth (Burnham) Kimball. Children: 
Hazen, b. 3, 31, 1812. Harriet Ruhamah, b. 1, 2o, 1818. 

Sally Burnham, b. 1, 28, 1814. Katherine, b. 2, 5, 1820. 

James Lawrence, b. 1, 28, 1816. John Burnham, b. 7, 23, 1822. 

Benjamin and Mary (Hoyt) Kimball. Children: 
Ebenezer, b. 2, 17, 1759. Jacob, b. 3, 20, 1770. 

Sarah, b. 12, 11, 1760. Jabez, b. 1, 20, 1772; d. at Haver- 

Isaac, b. 1, 1, 1704. hill, 3, 19, 1805. 

Ruth, b. 11, 9, 1765; d. 7, 8, 1819. Nanny, b. 3, 16, 1775. 
Lydia, b. 3, 15, 1768. 

Dea. Benjamin Kimball, d. 6, 22, 1799, aged 77. Mary, widow, d, 3, 10- 
1816. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSBIRE. 419 

Moses (d. 4, 14, 17S5), and Sarah (Webster) Kimball. Children: 
Tamar, b. 4, 19, 1758. Sarah, b. 2, 1, 1764. 

Nannie, b. 7, 19, 1760; d. 5, 6, 1794. John, b. 1, 4, 176G. 
Abiah, b. 2, 10, 1762, 

Joseph and Abiah (Muzzy) Kimball. Children: 
James, b, 2, 14, 1770. Joua., b. 1,5, 1774. 

Hannah, b. 4, 5, 1772. 

Rev. True and Jane (Short) Kimball. Children: 
Jonathan, b. 8, 16, 1798. Mary Jane, b. 4, 20, 1801. 

Joseph Kimball Berry (b. 7, 6, 1795), sou of Mr. Joseph Kimball and 
Widow Betty Berry (" Widow Belt." so called). 

KEYZAK. 
John and Judith (Fleath) Keyzar. Children: 
John. b. 5, 28, 1731. Ebenezer, b. 8, 20, 1745. 

George, b. 8, 14, 17:53. Elizabeth, b. 3, 17, 1748. 

Mary, b. 6, 12, 1736. Asuba,,b. 5, 10, 1750. 

Abigail, b. 2, 14, 1738. Reuben, ), ,^ _ _.^^ 

nr 1 n \.', \r,A.^ T-1 J > b. 10, lo, 17o2. 

Mercy, b. 7, 12, 1742. Edmund, ) ' 

J^ohn and Ruth (Turrell) Keyzar. Children: 
•Tohn, b. 3, 4, 1751. Molly, b. 1, 4, 1761. 

George, b. 7, 4, 1756. 

Ebenezer and Hannah (Moulton) Kezar. Child: 
Hannah, b. 8, 28, 1751. 

LITTLE. 

Joseph and Sally (Webster) Little, m. 10, 23, 1805. Child: 
Thomas Jefferson, b. 12, 2, 1806. 

Xathaniel and Abiah (Emerson) Little, m. 3, 14, 1797. Children: 
Polly, b. 7, 1, 1798, on Monday. George Washington, b. 8, 12, 1810, on 
Belinda, b. 7, 3, 1800, on Thursday. Sunday, 

Robert Emerson, b. 11, 25, 1804, on 
Sunday. 

George and Elizabeth (Tayloi-) Little. Children: 
Joseph Taylor, b. 1, 1, 1744; d. 10, Taylor, b. 6, 25, 1748. 

30, 1745. Elizabeth, w. of George ; d. 8, 19, 1749. 

Mary, b. 4, 18, 1746; d.'S, 17, 1749. 

George and Sarah (Hale) Little. Children: 
Ebenezer, b. 12, 20, 1753; d. 8, 27, 1759. 

George and Elizabeth (Poor) Little. Children: 
Samuel, b. 4, 1, 1755; d.8, 15. 1759. 

Benjamin and Hepsibah (Poor) Little. Children: 
Joshua, b. 3, 19, 1758; d. 8, 3, 1759. Ezekiel, b. 7, 25, 1762. 
Mary, b. 5, 2, 1769. Moses, b. 2, 7, 1765; d. 7, 8, 1766. 

Levi, 5, 24, 1760; d. 9, 5, 1766. 



420 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Benjamin and Mary (Hazen) Little. Children: 
Mariah, b. 11, 1, 1762. Richard Hazen, b. 1, 14, 1769. 

Charlotta, b. 8, 9, 17G5. Mary, b. 3, 4, 1772. 

Walter, b. 5, .30, 1700. Dudley, b. 12, 31, 1774. 

Moses and Mary (Stevens) Little. Children: 
George, b. 8, 17, 1702. Thomas, b. 5, 5, 1760. 

Mary, b. 6, 5, 1764. 

Joseph and Elizabeth (Ingalls) Little. Cliildreu : 
Hannah, b. 10, 12, 1747. Kuth, b. 10, 24, 1755; d. 5, 23, 1760. 

Edna, b. 1, 10, 1749; d. 2, 3, 1785. George, b. 7, 24, 1757. 
Elizabeth, b. 11, 5, 1750; d. 5, 2, 1762. Caleb, b. 3, 19, 1759. 
John, b. 8, 12, 1752. Sarah, b. 5, 15, 1762. 

Abiah, b. 4, 3, 1754; d. 3, 13. 1763. Eliphalet, b. 12, 5, 1764. 

Joseph's wife d. 12, 6, 1764. 

2nd. m. Sarah Mills. Child: 
James, b. 2, 14, 1768. 

Enoch and Hannah (Hovey) Little. Children: 
Jesse, b. 7, 30, 1767. John Hovey, b. 3, 2, 1772. 

Sarah Ilsley, b. 5, 20, 1770. 

Jonathan and Dolly (Little) Little. Children: 
Joseph, b. 7, 26, 1788. Jona. Knight, b. 3, 22, 1798. 

Stephen, b. 4, 29, 1792. David, b. 9, 1, 1803. 

John, b. 10, 23, 1794. 

Jonathan Carlton and Miriah Farnham (Hale) Little. Children. 
Ebenezer, b. 6, 12, 1794. Mary Carlton, b. 1, 10, 179S. 

Jona. C. and Phebe (Poor) Little. Children : 
Merabah F. Hale, b. 8, 10, 1804. Phebe, b. 3, 1, 1811. 

Linus Carlton, b. 9, 27, 1806. Nathaniel, b. 4, 1, 1813. 

David Poor, b. 11, 8, 1808. 

Abner and Abigail (Atkinson) Little. Child: 
Robert, b. 10, 24, 1773. 

Daniel and Hannah (Currier) Little, (2nd wife). Children: 
John, b. 3, 24, 1770. Abigail, b. 11, 14, 1782. 

Moses, b. 3, 15, 1778. Tristram, b. 4, 4, 1785. 

Sarah, b. 7, 20, 1780. 

Moses Jr. and Mary (Johnson) Little, m. 11, 27, 1806. Children: 
Abigail Peabody, b. 2, 7,1808. Tristram, b. 12, 12, 1815. 

Daniel Hazen, b. 9, 25, 1813. 

Samuel and Sarah (FoUansbee) Little, ra. 9, 14, 1738. Children: 
Moses, b. 9, 9, 1739. Daniel, b. 3, 19, 1750. 

Joshua, b. 9, 17, 1741. Elizabeth, b. 5, 9, 1753. 

Mary, b. 8, 10, 1743. Tristram, b. 1, 20, 1755. 

Abigail, b. 9, 15, 174.5. Samuel, b. 7, 22, 1757. 

Sarah, b. 8, 25, 1747. Abiah, b. 4, 6, 1760. 



HAMPSTBAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 421 

MORSE. 
Peter and Tasmosine (Hale) Morse. Children: 
Martha, b. 8. 2, 17^4. Benjamin, b. 6, 17, 1746. 

Peter, b. 7, 7, 1739. 

Edmund and Rachel (Howell) Morse. {She d. (5, 30, 17ij3.) Children: 
Jacob, b. 3, 31, 1751. Daniel, b. 4, 22, 17(33. 

Rachel, b. 8, 2, 17<»0. 

2nd m. Rebecca Carlton. Children: 
.John, b. 5, 12, 176.5. Ebenezer, b. 2, 28, 1770. 

Mary, b. 7, 20, 1706. Samuel, b. 10, 28, 1771. 

Molly, b. 2, 12, 1768. 

David and Mary (Richardson) Morse. Child: 
Molly, b. 5, 8, 1775. 

Peter and Anna (Currier) Morse. Children : 

Sarah, b. 8, 30, 1759. Caleb, h. 9, 8, 1770. 

Louis, b. 12, 17, 1760. Nathan, b. 7, 13, 1772. 

Anna, b. 4, 17, 1762. Abigail, b. 4, 4, 1774. 

Hannah, b. 9, 25, 1764. Stephen, b. 2, 26, 1776. 
James, b. 9, 26, 1768. 

Moses and Rachel (Goodhue) Morse. Child: 
Moses, b. 9, 28, 1762. 

MERRILL. 

Nathaniel and Anna (Gile) Merrill. Children: 
Ruth, b. 12, 21, 1753. Hannah, b. 4, 13, 1765. 

Moses, b. 9, 30, 1756. Richard, b. 2, 1, 1767. 

Molly, b. 11, 30, 1758. Abigail, b. 12, 10, 1769. 

Jacob, b. 11, 20, 1760. Martha, b. 5, 7, 1772. 

Lydia, b. 1, 6, 1763. '^ 

Joshua and Mehitable (Emerson) Merrill. Child: 
Ruth, b. 11, 23, 1760. 

MORRIS. 

Joseph G. and Cynthia (Harriman) Morris, m. 4, — , 1804. Child: 
Sullivan, b. 5, 1808. 

MOORS. 
Maj. Edmund and Susanna (Hale) Moors, m. 3, 17, 1776. She d. 6, 20, 
1782; m. second, Mary Little, 4, 6, 1783. Child: 
Edmund, b. 10, 22, 1784. 

MOORES. 
John and Hannah (Hazen) Moores. Child: 
Hannah, b, 11, 2, 1756. 

MUDGET. 
John and Sarah (Palmer) Mudget. Children: 
William, b. 10, 19, 1752. Elijah, b. 3, 3, 1758. 

John, b. 6, 2, 1752. Sarah, b. 4, 4, 1760. 

Joseph, b. 1, 7, 175— (?) Molly, b. 7, 6, 1762. 



422 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Ebenezer and Miriam (Johnson) Mudget. Children: 
Moses, b. 2, 17. 1754. Ezra, b. 9, 17, 1759. 

Stephen, b. 11. IS, 1755; d. 8, 31, 1756. Achush, b. 11, 6, 1761. 
Sarah, b. 6, 1, 1757. William, b. 10, 1, 1764. 

MITCHEL. 
Xathl. and Alice (Parker) Mitchel. Children: 
Nathl.. b. 4, 24, 179;3. Abigail, b. 4, 6, 1802. 

Benj., b. 7, 23, 1795. Ayria, b. 1, 7, 1804. 

Joseph, b. 7, 30, 1797. Peter, b. 10, 1, 1808. 

Re tyre, b. 9, 23, 1799. 

MOULTON. 

Jonathan and Hannah (Virj:cin) Moulton, m. Dec. 31, 1787. Children = 
Jonathan, b. Concord, 1, 30, 1792. Pauline, b. Concord, 7, 23, 1800. 
Hannah, b. Concord, 8, 29, 1794. David, b. Hampstead, 6, 1, 180.5. 
Phebe, b. 12, 3, 1796; d. 8, 10, 1802. Jonathan, b. 7, 24, 1810; died. 

William and Sally (Harriraan) Moulton. Children: 
Caleb, b. 10, 3, 1787. Judith, b. 1, 4, 1790. 

MOODY. 
Benjamin and Sarah (Arnold) Moody. Child: 
Benjamin Arnold, b. 5, 4, 1809. 

MURRAY. 

Josiah and Dorothy (Prescott) Murray. Cliildren: 
John, b. 11, 17, 1797. Samuel, b. 9, 3, 1809. 

Josiah, b. 12, 19, 1799. Evelina Dorothy Belmont, b. 3, 12, 

Almira, b. 5, 28, 1803. 1814. 

Dalton, b. 4, 12, 1807. 

MARSHALL. 
Silas and Ruth (Fellows) Marshall, m. — , 30, 1792. Children: 
Samuel, b. 11, 21, 1792. Caleb, b. 3, 27, 1802. 

Abigail, b. 4, 25, 1794. Jacob, b. 5, 28, 1804. 

Andrew Burnham, b. 11, 8, 1795. Eleanor, b. 2, 8, 1807. 
Sarah, b. 3, 17, 1798. William, b. 9, 29, 1809. 

Clarissa, b. 4, 9, 1800. 

William and Sarah (Buswell) Marshall. Children: 
Caleb, b. 8, 23, 1750. Sarah, b. 5, 4, 1757. 

Betty, b. 6, 3, 1752. Silas, b. 1, 1, 1763. 

Molly, b. 7, 20, 1754. Betty, b. 12, 31, 1764. 

MILLS. 
John and Elizabeth (Emerson) Mills. Child: 
Susanna, b. 9, 7, 1751. 

Reuben and Betsey (Burns) Mills. Children: 
George Burns, b. 2, 7, 1782; d. 1, 1, 1798. Samuel, b. 3, 15, 1784. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 423 

Betsey, w. of Reuben, d. 12, 21, 1784. 

2nd m. Ruth Kelly. Children: 
Nathaniel Whitmore, b. 7, 6, 1786. Betsey, b. 2, 10, 1897. 
John, b. 9, 9, 1788. Ruth, b. 5, 19, 1800. 

Robert, b. 2, 9, 1792; d. 10, 3, 1795. George, b. 3, 15, 1802. 
Amos, b. 12, 23, 1793. Mary, b. 2, 3, 1807. 

Amos and Mary (Dow) Mills. Child: 
Ephraim, b. 8, 8, 1790. 

MUZZEY. 
John (d. 1, 15, 1786) and Abiah (Hunkins) Muzzey. Children: 
Abiah, b. 5, 25, 1741. Hannah, b. 3, 15, 1749. 

John, b. 8, 21, 1743. Sarah,b. 6, 13, 1753; d. y. (new style.) 

Thomas, b. 7, 17, 1745 (old style). Sarah, b. 8, 13, 1755; d. 8, 25, 1750. 
Benjamin, b. 5, 2, 1747. Molly, b. 6, 21, 1756. 

John Jr. and Judith (Hadley) Muzzey. Children: 
John, b. 6, 25, 1765. Samuel, b. 4, 2.5, 1767. 

Thomas and Martha (Pearson) Muzzey. Children: 
Sally, b. 7, 22, 1769. Hannah, b. 10, 15, 1778. 

Phebe. b. 12, 27. 1771. Lucy, b. 10, 8, 1780. 

Thomas, b. 7, 1, 1774. Polly, b. 11, 5, 1783. 

Moses, b. 7, 1, 1776. Lois, b. 2, 26, 1786. 

m. 2nd Tamar Little. Child: 
Betsey, b. 2, 21, 1791. 

NICHOLS. 

Stephen and Sally (Ayer) Nichols. Children: 
Daniel, b. 9, 1, 1811. Ezekiel Ayer, b. 12, 29, 1813. 

Samuel and Elice (Kent) Nichols. Children: 
Stephen, b. 9, 30, 1806. Daniel, b. 12, 6, 1811. 

Mary, b. 5, 29, 1809; d. 8, 14, 1812. Moses, b. 7, 24, 1813. 

NOTES. 
Joseph and Mary (Flint) Noyes. Children; 
Molly, b. 10, 16, 1762. Lucy, b. 10, 20, 1772. 

Joseph, b. 10, 16, 1764. Edward, b. 2, 19, 1776. 

James, b. 10, 31, 1767. 

Joshua Hall and Sarah (Kimball) Noyes. Children: 
Sally, b. 6, 23, 1785. Polly, b. 5, 12, 1795; d. 1795. 

Clark, b. 5, 2, 1788; d. 8, 30, 1795. Clark, b. 8, 10, 1798. 
Polly, b. 8, 15, 1790; d. 9, 15, 1795. John, b. 10, 6, 1806. 
Stephen, b. 1, 2, 1793; d. 9, 16, 1795. 

ORDWAY. 
John and Sally (Rogers) Ordway. Children: 
Molly, b. 1, 7, 1788. Sally, b. 3, 18, 1795. 

Betty, b. 7, 1, 1790. Nancy, b. 4, 25, 1800. 

John, b. 7, 14, 1792 Abiah, b. 7, 12, 1803. 



424 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OP 

PILLSBURY. 
Joseph and Mary (Kelly) Pillsbury. Children: 
Elizabeth, b. 10, 2. 1765. Molly, b, 1, 21, 1774. 

Sarah, b. 9, 27, 1767. Ruth, b. 10, 8, 1775. 

Ebenezer, b. 8, 5, 1769. Hanuah, b. 9, 17, 1778. 

John, b. 7, 3, 1771. Caleb, b. 3, 8, 1782. 

PHILBHICK. 
Benjamin and Sarah (Chute) Philbrick, m. 1730. Childieu; 
Jomina, b. 10, 29, 1737. Joseph, b. 8, 27, 1748. 

James, b. 11, 29, 1739. Mary, b. 6, 23, 1750. 

Abigail, b. 2, 26, 1742. Mehitable, b. 8, 24, 1752. 

Betty, b. ;3, 26, 1744. Sarah, b. 3, 12, 1757. 

Benjamin, b. 6, 10, 1746. 

POOR. 
David and Phebe (Carlton) Poor ui. 6, 8, 1769; (She d.8,l,lS16.) Children: 
John, b. 3, 21, 1770. Mary, b. 9, 9, 1779. 

Sarah, b. 3, 9, 1772. Hannah, b. 7, 13, 1781; d. 3, 26, 178-. 

David, b. 9, 5, 1773. Daniel, b. 8, 31, 1783. 

Phebe, b. 6, 5, 1775. Susanna, b. 8, 24, 1788. 

Anna, b. 6, 9, 1777. 

Eliphalet and Elizabeth (Little) Poor. Children: 
Lydia, b. 2, 16, 1770. Mary, b. 2, 10, 1779. 

Samuel, b. 6, 18, 1772. Elizabeth, b. 3, 23, 1:81. 

Moses, b. 8, 26, 1774. John, b. 8, 25, 1783. 

Sarah, b. 1, 5, 1777. Ruth, b. 11, 8, 1785. 

John and Molly (Calef) Poor. Child: 
John, b. 8, 30, 1797. 

PIERCE. 
Thomas and Alice (Brown) Pierce, m. 3, 12, 1802. Child: 
Thomas Lyons, b. 4, 29, 1808. 

PLUMMER. 

Samuel and Ann (Lunt) Plummer, m. 11, 17, 1734. (She d. 7, 10, 1747.) 
Children: 

Elizabeth, b. 3, 4, 1739. Samuel, b. 8, 18, 1742. 

Rebecca, b. 3, 21, 1741. Henry, b. 10, 6, 1745, 

Samuel m. 2d Judith Kelly, 12, 29, 1747. Children: 
Ann, b. 11, 27, 1748. Ichabod, b. 11, 20, 1754. 

Kelly, b. 11, 30, 1751. Judith, b. 8, 5, 1757. 

Ensign Samuel Plummer, d. 10, 6, 1702. 

John Plummer and Jean (Hardy) Plummer. (She d. 7, 10, 1759.) Chil- 
dren: 

Jabez, b. 9, 2, 1757. William, b. 0, 24, 1759. 

Jabez and Anna (Lunt) Plummer. Children: 
Jean, b. 4, 12, 1775. John, b. 4, 1, 1777. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 425 

PAGE. 
William and Sarah (Silver) Page. Child : 
Lewis, b. 12, 29, 1772, / 

William and Martha (Baker) Page. Child: 
Martha, b. 8, 28, 1761. 

Stephen Page, b. 4, 30, 1803; d. 8, 0, 180(5; son of Stephen W. 
Caleb, b. 4, 31, 1805; son of Stephen W. 

Samuel and Dorothy (Perry) Page. Children: 
John, b. 9, 11, 1790. Stephen, b. 11, 9, 179G. 

QUIMBY. 
Stephen Jr. and Polly (Quimby) Qiiimby. Children: 
Dyer, b. 1, 17, 1807. John, b. 8, 30, 18!6. 

Daniel, b. 1, 18, 1809. Harriet, b. 6, 24, 1819. 

Moses, b. 9, 24, 1811. Lucy and Sally, b. 8, 28, 1821. 

Hezekiah, b. 5, 8, 1804. 

Stephen and Lucy (Sleeper) Quimby. Children: 
Stephen, b. 5, 4, 1779. Joseph, b. 5, 17, 1789. 

Sarah, b. 3, 26, 1782. Patty, b. 6, 11, 1794. 

Lois, b. 12, 18, 1784. Susanna, b. 9, 14, 1799. 

Dyer, b. 3, 25, 1784(?) Polly, b. 5, 5, 1802. 

Jacob and Anna (Plummer) Quimby. Children: 
Jacob, b. 10, 16, 1789. Nathan, b. 10. 11, 1796, 

Samuel, b. 1, 2, 1795. Anna, b. 11, 28, 1803. 

EOBERDS. 
Daniel and Martha (Heath) Roberds. Children : 
Mary, b. 7, 1, 1736. Sarah, b. 6, 1, 1745. 

Hannah, b. 4, 19, 1740. Samuel, b. 9, 22, 1748. 

Daniel Jr. and Mehitable (Davis) Roberds. Children: 
Phebe, b. 6, 15, 1748. Jonathan, b. 10, 15, 1754. 

Merebah, b. 8, 23, 1750. 

REED. 

Thomas and Patty (Hutchens) Reed. Children: 
Thomas, b. 2, 1789; d. 8, 20, 1791. Hezekiah, b. 5, 25, 1795. 
Clarrissa, b. 1, 1791; d. 1, 29, 1792. Eliza, b. 10, 13, 1798. 
Thomas, b. 3, 29, 1793. 

(Last two not on town record.) 

ROWELL. 
Job and Priscilla (Emerson) Rowell. Children: 
Betty, b. 2, 9, 1762. Aaron, b. 11, 19, 1771. 

Jonathan, b. 8, 1, 1763. Sarah, b. 12, 17, 1774. 

Moses, b. 6, 11, 1765. Job, b. 3, 15, 1778. 

Abigail, b. 6, 16, 1767. Robert Emerson, b. 8, 3, 1778(?) 

Elijah, b. 4, 9, 1769. Mary, b, 1, 15, 1783. 



426 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Christopher and Ruth (Morse) Rowell. Children: 
Christopher, b. S, 22, 1769. Macijah, b. 5, 6, 1774. 

John, b. 4, 17, 1772. Hannah, b. 4, 11, 1776. 

ROGERS. 
Joshua and Xabby (Carrier) Rogers. Children: 
Josluia, b. 7, 18, 1798; d. y. Sally Emerson, b. 11, 17, 1803. 

Ezokiel, b. 6, 28, 1800. Caroline, b. 9, 12, 1805. 

Joshua, b. 1, 10, 1802. 

Abner and Hannah (Rowell) Rogers. Children: 
Sargent, b. 9, 21, 1770. Jacob, b. 6, 26, 1778. 

Robert, b. 12, 5, 1772. William, b. 12, 80, 1782. 

Abner, b. 10, 17, 1775. 

RICHARDSON. 
William and Prudence (Morse) Richardson. (She d. 4, 3, 1774.) Children : 
Jacob, b. 2, 15, 1772. Edna, b. 7, 29, 1773. 

Second m. Esther Sawyer. Children: 
Ruhamah, b. 5, 10, 1775. Nath'l, b. 1, 3, 1779. 

John and Elizabeth (Stevens) Richardson. Child: 
Elizabeth, b. 4. 9, 1780. 

Eliphaiet and Rachel (Roberds) Richardson. Children: 
David, b. 4, 28, 1781. Rachel, b. 3, 28, 1784. 

Hannah, b. 10, 10, 1783. 

Moses and Martha (Adams) Richardson. Child: 
Hazen, b. 1, 9, 1791. 

ROACH. 
William and Sybil (JefEres) Roach, Children: 
Stephen, b. 6, 1, 1810. Elizabeth Noyes, b. 8, 20, 1815. 

SAWYER. 
Abner and Mary (Foot) Sawyer. Children: 
Joshua, b. 7, 13, 1746. Sarah, b. 12, 15, 1759. 

Joseph, b. 1, 2.5, 1753. John, b. 3, 26, 1767. 

Joseph and Judith (Kelly) Sawyer. Children: 
Abigail, b. 5, 1, 1757. Jacob, b. 2, 3, 1765; d. 5, 8, 1765. 

Edmond, b. 9, 2, 1759. Moses, b. 2, 27, 1767. 

Anna, b. 12, 19, 1761. Sarah, b. 1, 11, 1769. 

Enoch and Sarah (Little) Sawyer. Children: 
Betty, b. 6, 29, 1767. Samuel, b. 7, 31, 1771. 

Stephen and Elizabeth (Johnson) Sawyer. Child: 
Susanna, b. 6, 16, 1783. 

John and Alice (Couch) Sawyer. Children; 
Joseph, b. 4, 20, 1772. Joshua, b. 10, 16, 1775. 

Sarah, b. 11, 30, 1773. Alice, b. 1, 18, 1778. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 427 

Joshua and Abigail (Patten) Sawyer. Children: 
Ruth Patten, b. 8, 8, 1795. Aaron, b. 8, 29, 1801; d. 4, 1.3, 1803. 

John Patten, b. 5, 4, 1797. Abigail, b. 10, 8, 1803. 

Harriet, b. 11, 8, 1798. Sarah Clement, b. 8, 5, 1806. 

Son of Abel Sawyer Jr., b. 5, 28, 1793, baptized by the Right Rev. Ed- 
ward Bass, Bishop of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and Curate of 
St. Paul's church, Newburyport, by the name of Rufus King. 

STEVENS. 
Joseph and Ruth (Heath) Stevens. Children: 
Isaac, b. 12, 1, 17.')1. Abigail, b. 3, 27, 1748. 

Ezekiel, b. 1, 30, 1746. 

Moses and Molly (Heath) Stevens. Children: 
Bartholemnew, b. 7, 12, 1774. David, b. 5, 8, 1778. 

Moses, b. 2, 28, 1776. 

Otho, Jr., and Abigail (Emerson) Stevens. Children: 
Abiah, b. 8, 23, 1753. Jesse, b. 1, 22, 1757. 

Simon, b. 3, 14, 1755. Jacob, b. 3, 16, 1759; d. 2, 22 1760 

Otho, jr., died at Oswego, 9, 21, 1759. 

Wm. and Mary (Tucker) Stevens, m. 11, 24, 1744. (She died 6, 10, 1748.) 
Children : 
Parker, b. 11, 26, 1745. Molly, b. 1, 15, 1748. 

m. second, Elizabeth Dodge, 2, 20, 1749. (She died 3, 31, 1750.) Child: 
George, b. 3, 20, 1750; d. 4, 15, 1750. 

m. third, Lydia Gile, 1, 19, 1769. Children: 
Lydia, b. 5, 16, 1770. Wm., b. 4, 28, 1772. 

Parker and Jemima (Eastman) Stevens. Children: 
Parker, b. 10, 6, 1767. John, b. 9, 25, 1777. 

Molly, b. 11, 13, 1769. Joseph, b. 2, 19, 1780. 

Edmund, b. 2, 11, 1772. Caleb, b. 11, 27, 1782. 

Hannah, b. 2, 24, 1775. 

Wait and Elizabeth (Sargent) Stevens. Children: 
Molly, b. 10, 24, 1759. Daniel, b. 10, 19, 1767. 

Experience, b. 8, 17, 1762. Sarah, b. 4, 26, 1770. 

Samuel and Susanna (Griffin) Stevens. Children: 
Mary, b. 10, 17, 1745. Josiah, b. 5, 19, 1755. 

Peter, b. 4, 6, 1748. Ruth, b. 7, 13, 17.57. 

Joshua, b. 4, 8, 1750. Otho, b. 2, 4, 1762. 

Abigail, b. 12, 28, 1753. Mehitable Emerson, b. 5, 21, 1766. 

Archelus and Hannah (Emerson) Stevens. Children: 
Caleb, b. 2, 4, 1754; d, 4, 6, 1757. Susanna, b. 9, 16, 1763. 
Asa, b. 8, 2, 1755; d. 12, 23, 1775. Abigail, b. 3, 3, 1771. 
James, b. 7, 2, 1757. Ruth, b. 2, 10, 1775. 

Hannah, b. 3, 23, 1760. 



428 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Levi and Lydia (Hills) Stevens. Children: 
Dolly, b. 8, 24, 1762. Sarah, b. 6, 16, 1766. 

Simeon, b. 3, 6, 1764. 

Daniel and Hannah (Hills) Stevens. Children: 
Hannah, b. 5, 5, 1762. Daniel, b. 7, 19, 1764. 

Timothy and Elizabeth (Huse) Stevens. She was born 12, 2(5, 1740. 
Children: 

Elizabeth, b. 12, 6, 1760. Molly, b. 6, 2, 1773. 

Hannah, b. 2, 18, 176:J. Levi, b. 12, 6, 1776. 

Damiaris, b. 3, 4, 1765. Sarah, b. 7, 27, 1783. 

James, b. 3, 17, 1768. 

Xehemiah and Anna (Davis) Stevens. Children: 
Frances, b. 3, 27, 1746. Moses, b. 11, 19, 1750. 

Samuel, b. 2, 25, 1747. 

m. second, Anna Nichols. Children: 
Moses, b. 11, 19, 1751. Molly, b. 5, 12, 1756. 

Samuel, b. 3, 10, 1754. 

David and Phebe (Huse) Stevens. Children : 
David, b. 8, 9, 1753. Benj., b. 3, 8, 1756. 

Rachel, b. 5, 25, 1751. 

Benjamin and Abigail (Johnson) Stevens. Children: 
Timothy, b. 8, 10, 1744, Abigail, b. 4, 14, 1753. 

Jonathan, b. 1, 18, 1746. David, b. 2, 20, 1758. 

Eunice, b. 4, 11, 1748; d. 9, 18, 1750. Phebe, b. 9, 5, 1760. 
Benj., b. 6, 30, 1750. 

TUEXBURY. 
Ephraim and Rhoda (French) Tuoxbury. Children: 
Abiah French, b. 4, 25, 1807. Almira, b. 6, 21, 1814. 

Hannah Maria, b. 5, 20, 1809. Rhoda Ann, b. 12, 30, 1816. 

Rhoda, b. 3, 12, 1812; d. 5, 24, 1812. 

David and Hannah (Fellows) Tuexbury, m. 11, 17, 1796. Children: 
Samuel, b. 8, 17, 1797. Henry, b. 1, 25, 1800. 

Benjamin and Mary (Diamond) Tuexbury. Child: 
Sue, b. 7, 8, 1775. 

Isaac and Susanah (Hale) Tuexbiiry. Child: 
Sally Atkinson, b. 2, 26, 1794. 

THURRER. 

Samuel and (Stevens) Thurrer. Child: 

Samuel, b. 3, 30, 1788. 

TRUE. 
Rev. Henry and Ruth (Ayer) True, m. 11, — , 1753. Children: 
Samuel, b. 3, 8, 1756; d. 8, 25, 1778. Ruth, b. 1, 15, 1762; d. 11, 4, 1811. 
Hannah, b. 5, 22, 1757. Siirah, b. 6, 3, 1767. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 429 

James, b. 3, 23, 1759; d. 1, 6, 1795. Henry, b. 5, 20, 1770. 
Jabez, b. 10, 26, 1760. Mary, b. 7, 20, 1772. 

John, b. 12, 26, 1762. 
Rev. Henry True died 5, 22, 1782; his widow, Ruth, died 1, 18, 1810. 

THURLE. 

Joseph and Martha (Thurston) Thurle. Child: 
Lydia, b. .5, 13, 1754. 

THURRELL. 
Jesse and Mary (Johnson) Thurrell. Children: 
Molly, b. 3, 26, 1764. Sarah, b. 8, 18, 1767. 

John, b. 9, 24, 1765. 

TUCKER. 
Samuel and Abiojail (Sawyer) Tucker. Child. 
Eliphalet, b. 3, 28, 1766. 

WILLIAMS. 
Thomas and Deliverance (Merrill) Williams. Children: 
Sarah, b. 5, 26, 1740. Mary, b. 7, 23, 1749. 

Ruth, b. 3, 23, 1741. Moses, b. 7, 11, 1751. 

Ruhamah, b. 8, 29, 1744. Hannah, b. 1, 2, 1755. 

Thomas, b. 2, 20, 1745. John, b. 11, 30, 1756. 

John and Eunice (Stevens) Williams. Children: 
Caleb, b. 10, 29, 1779. Alna, b. 5, 8, 1785. 

Molly, b. 9, 18, 1781. Deliverance, b. 4, 11, 1787. 

John, b. 5, 24, 1783. 

John and Rachel (Cheney) Williams. Children: 
Daniel, b. 4, 10, 1793. BenJ., b. 8, 26, 1798. 

Moses and Mehitable (Atwood) Williams. Children: 
Jesse, b. 8, 1, 1775. David, b. 11, 27, 1791. 

Ruth, b. 2. 8, 1780. Samuel, b. 1, 8, 1794, 

Hannah, b. 3, 2, 1784; d. 3, 2, 1785. Jonathan, b. 3, 1, 1797. 
Thomas, b. 3, 27, 1787. Hannah, b. 9, 29, 1799. 

Joseph, b. 7, 27, 1789. 

David and Sarah (Harriman) Williams. Child: 
Mosea, b. 8, 25, 1813. 

WEBSTER. 
John and Elizabeth (Lunt) Webster. Children: 
Elizabeth, b. 2, 12, 1743. Ann, b. 5, 26, 1749. 

John, b. 1, 29, 1745. Caleb, b. 7, 12, 1752; d. 11, 13, 1796. 

Mary, b. 3, 20, 1747. 

Elizabeth, wife of John Webster, d. 9, 9, 17—?. John Webster, Esq., 
d. 2, 10, 1780. 



430 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Daniel and Mehitable (Haynes) Webster. Child : 
Joseph Haynes, b. 'l, 15, 1796. 

Stephen and Dolly Webster. Children: 
Philena. b. 5, 1, 1800. Benjamin PiUsbury, b. 7, 29, 1809. 

Moses Pillsbury, b. 3, 16, 1803. Anna PiUsbury, b. 8, 29, 1812. 

Joseph, b. 4, 1, 1807. Moses Pillsbury, b. 11, 2.3, 1814. 

WATSOX. 
Nichodemus and Betty (Harriman) Watson. Children: 
Daniel, b. 2, 1(5, 1755. Caleb, b. 11, 15. 17(11. 

Abigail, b. 2, 22, 1757. Ithamar, b. 5, 6, 1763. 

WEBSTER. 

Joseph and Mary (Sawyer) Webster. Children : 
Elizabeth, b. 8, 25, llQo. Stephen, b. 10, 25, 1773. 

^ Judith, b. 1, 26, 1767. Sarah, b. 8, 12, 1776; d. 11, 18, 1777. 

Abiah, b. 3, 26, 1769. Joseph, b. 4, 4, 1778. 

Mary, b. 4, 1, 1771. Sarah, b. 9, 10, 1780. 

Levi and Rachel (Morse) Webster. Children: 
Hannah, b. 9, 10, 1767. Sally, b. 6, 24, 1776. 

Lucy. b. 2, 24, 1770. David Goodhue, b. 11, 21, 1778. 

Thomas, b. 2, 24, 1772. Polly, b. 4, 4, 1784. 

Susanna Goodhue, b. 10, 8, 1774. 

Caleb and Sarah (Davis) Webster, m. 1, 13, 1774. Sarah, the wife, died 
1, 18, 1777. / 

Caleb and Joanna (Smith) Webster, m. 5, 20, 1777. Children: 
John, b. 11, 30, 1778. Molly, b. 3, 3, 1783. 

Sarah, b. 12, 3, 1780. Caleb, b. 2. 7, 1785. 

Then Joanna, the wife, died, 8, 6, 1785. Caleb Webster then married 
Mary Smith, 11, 29, 1785. Children: 
Samuel, b. 9, 1.5, 1786. Joanna, b. 9, 1, 1789. 

Levi, b. 7, 27, 1788; d. 10, 19, 1788. 

WADLEY. 
Jonathan E. and Sally (Buswell) Wadley. Children: 
Mary, b. 5, 16, 1802. Jonathan, b. 8, 2, 1809. 

Abigail, b. 9, 21, 1804. Ebenezer Stevens, b. 11, 4, 1811. 

Sally Sargent, b. 6, 30, 1807. 

Thomas (d. 9, 9, 1787) and Margaret (Rowen) Wadley. Children : 
Benjamin, b. 3, 26, 1749. John, b. 3, 14, 1759. 

Jonathan, b. 3, 26, 1751. Judith, b. 3, 31, 1761. 

Joseph, b. 3, 27, 1753. Moses, b. 3, 1, 1763. 

Thomas, b. 3, 29, 1755. Betty, b. 5, 14, 1766. 

Aaron and Abigail (Simon) Wadley. Child: 
Thomas, b. 1, 22, 1791. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 431 

WELCH. 
Joseph and Patty (Sargent) Welch. Children: 
Henry, b. 4, 20, 1793. Francis, b. 3, 29, 1801. 

Sally, b. 8, 29, 1797. Eliza Merrill, b. 8, 10, 1802. 

Mary Webster, b. 3, 3, 1799. 

WRIGHT, 
Edmund and Rachel Wright, m. 12, 9, 1804. Children: 
Edmund, b. 10, 4, 1805. George, b. 4, 2, 1813. 

WELLS. 

Thomas and Rebecca (Hunt) Wells. Child: 
Joseph, b. 9, 10, 1771. 

Obediah and Jemima (Widrum?) Wells. Children: 
Thomas, b. 2, 27, 1751. Jemima, b. 10, 12, 1755. 

WORTHEN. 

Samuel and Mehitable (Heath) Worthen. Children: 
Mehitable, b. 10, 12, 1730. Amos, b. 1, 1, 1746. 

Samuel, b. 4, 28, 1739. Mary, b. 9, 16, 1751. 

Oliver, b. 3, 11, 1743. 

WILSON. 
John and Margaret (Wadwell) Wilson. Children: 
Thomas, b. 8, 29, 1749. William, b. 6, 22, 1752. 

WHITE. 
John and Molly (Call) White. Child: 
Richard, b. 4, 11, 1781. 



RECORD OF PUBLISHMENTS. 



[Hampstead Records.] 

THE PERSONS PUBLISHED. 

Edward Morse and Rachel Rowell, Feb. 1(>, 1749-50. 

James Vance and Abigail Johnson, Feb. W, 1749-50. 

John Mills and Elizabeth Emerson, Feb. 24, 1749-50. 

David Stevens of Hampstead and Phebe Huse of Kingston, Mar. 10, 1750. 

Stephea Johnson of Hampstead and Priscilla Farnum of Andover, Aug. 

11, 1750. 
Mose Hale Jr. and Abigail Emerson, Feb. 1, 1752. 
Theophilus Colby and Priscilla Stevens, March 28, 1752. 
Samuel Kinkeed of Windham and Mary Johnson of Hampstead, June 27, 

1752. 
Ebenezer Mndget and Merriam Johnson, July 11, 1752. 
Otho Stevens Jr. and Abigail Emerson, July 11, 1752. 
Thomas Mills and Elizabeth Hogg, July 18, 1752. 
George Little and Sarah Hale, Feb. 3, 1753. 

John Plumer of Hampstead and Jane Hardy of Bradford, April 7, 1753. 
Archelus Stevens and Hannah Emerson, Aug. 11, 1753. 
Henry True and Ruth Ayer of Haverhill, Sept, 29, 1753. 
Elijah Heath of Hampstead and Hannah Dearborn of Chester, Feb. 2,1754. 
Moses Clark of Hampstead and Mary Clark of Amesbury, March 16, 1754. 
John Clark and Susannah Sinkclear, March 29, 1754. 
Moses Smith of Ipswich and Ruth Little of Hampstead, June 15, 1754. 
William Vance and Ann Hogg, Aug. 24, 1754. 
Jacob Eatton Jr. of Hampstead and Easther Colby of Almsbury, Aug. 31, 

1754. 
Moses Quimby of Derryfield and Easther Hadley of Hampstead, Sept. 7, 

1754. 
Isaac Foster and Mehitable Worthen, Sept. 7, 17.54. 
James Tenney of Rowley and Mary Heath of Hampstead, Oct. 4, 1754. 
Elexander Hogg of Starkstown and Abigail Atwood of Hampstead, Dec. 

7, 1754. 
John Kezer and Susanna Heath, Dec. 14, 1754. 

John Kezer Jr. of Hampstead and Ruth Tnrrelof Kingstown Jan. 4,1755. 
Ichabod Rowell of Hampstead and Sarah Tucker of Kingston, March 22, 

1755. 
Samuel Heath Jr. of Plaistow and Hannah Woodward of Hampstead, 

April 19, 1755. 

(432) 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 433 

Ezekiel Foster and Mary Koberds, May 10, 1755. 

Caleb rieatli aud Maiy Kezer, Oct. 4, 1755. 

Stephen Johnson of Ilampstead and Sarah Clark of Methuen, Nov. 1.5, 1755. 

James Dustin and Abigail Gile, April 3, 1756. 

Joseph Sawyear of Hampstead and Judith Kelley of Alrnsbury, July .3, 

1756. 
John Ingalls of Plaistow and Elizabeth Copp of Hampstead, Oct. 29, 1758. 
David Stevens and Mary Emerson, Sept. 4, 175G. 
Wait Stevens of Hampstead aud Elizabeth Sargent of Londonderry, Aug. 

1, 1757. 

Elias Colby and Susanna Colby, Dec. 10, 1757. 

David Hale and Mehetaball Eastman, Nov. 12, 1757. 

Deacon Benjamin Kimball aud Mary Hoyt, Feb. 4, 1758. 

Edmund Worth of Newbury, and Elizabeth Sawyer of Hampstead, April 

2, 1766. 

Nathan Goodwin of Hampstead and Mary Smith of Almsbury, April 16, 
1766. 

Joseph Kimball and Abiah Muzzey, May 31, 1766. 

David Hutchins and Hannah Copp, June 14, 1766. 

Samuel Currier of Hampstead and Mary Howell of Sandown, Oct. 27, 1766. 

Kichard Brown of Plastow and Hannah Little of Hampstead (of Canter- 
bury), Dec. 6, 1766. 

Edward Blanchai'd and Zuba Kezer of Hampstead, Dec. 6, 1766. 

Samuel Plummer of Hampstead and Meriam Jones of Hawk, April 4, 1767. 

Timothy Wortley of Wear and Mary Johnson of Hampstead, Aug. 18, 1767. 

Joseph Brown and vSusannah Johnson, May 9, 1767. 

Jonathan Crawford and Mary Heath, Jan. 31, 1767. 

Parker Stevens and Jemima Eastman, Jan. 3, 1767. 

John Mitchel of Londonderry aud Lydia Johnson of Hampstead, Oct, 10, 
1767. 

Jacob Heath and Hannah Heath, Oct. 24, 1767. 

Thomas Colby of Sandown and Elis Davis of Hampstead, Oct. 10, 1767. 

Jeremiah Foster of Granville and Jemina Kent of Hampstead, Dec. 12, 
1767. 

Peter Heath and Abigail Crawford, Jan. 16, 1768. 

Daniel Little Esq., aged 76, and the widow Hannah Currier, Jan. 23, 1768. 

David Copp of Hampstead and Mary French of Salem, Feb. 20, 1768. 

Joshua Sawyer of Hampstead and Ruth Peaslee of Haverhill, Mar. 5, 1768. 

John White, a resident in Hampstead, and Molly Call of Haverhill, June 

3, 1780. 

Encoh Richardson of Hampstead and Eunice Greene of Atkinson, July 

8, 1780. 
Nemiah Kelly of Hampstead and Lydia Derbon, July 15, 1780. 
Eliphalet Richardson of Hampstead and Rachael Roberts of Plaistow, 

Aug. 5, 1780. 
Moses Emerson of Hawk and Abigail Jones of Hampstead, Aug. 5, 1780. 
Doctor Samuel Flagg of Hampstead and Sarah Robe of Chester, Oct. 23, 

1780. 



434 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Josepli Williams of Hampstead and Elizabeth Davis of Ii)swich, Oct. 23, 

Moses Jackman of Tlaistow and Elizabeth Richardson of Bampstead, 

Oct. 23, 1780. 
Isaac Colby of Londonderry and Experience Stevens of Hampstead, 

Oct. 30, 1780. 
Joshua Eastman of Hampstead and Sarah Tucker of Sandown,Dec.l,l (80. 
Robert Heath of Pery'town and Anna Sweet of Hampstead, Dec. 1, 1780. 
Noah Johnson of Hampstead and Mary Jefters of Plaistow, Feb. .5, 1781. 
James Xoyes Jr. of Atkinson and Hannah Hutcbins of Hampstead, Aug. 

13, 1781. ^ , 

Ebenezer Woodbury of t<alem and Elizabeth Kelly of Hampstead, Aug. 

1.3, 1781. 
Moses Atkinson of Newbury and Sarah Hale of Hampstead, Aug. 13, 1781. 
Thomas Shervell of Chester and Judith Plumer of Hampstead, Oct. 15, 

1781. 

Doctor Peter Emerson of and Mezzey of , Oct. 20, 1781. 

Enoch Hunt and Sarah Page, Dec. 11, 1781. 

Amos Mills of Atkinson and Mary Dow of Hampstead, Feb. 1.5, 1782. 
James Gile of Weare and Phebe Page of Hampstead, Apr. 4, 1782. 
Edward Pressen of Chester and Molly Greeuleaf of Hampstead, May 5, 1782, 
Ezekiel Flanders of Plastow and Bette Rowel of Hampstead, July 7, 1782. 
Stephen Sawyer and Elizabeth Johnson, both of Hampstead, July 7, 1782. 
Jonathan Johnson and Molly Follansbe, both of Hampstead, Dec. 29, 1782. 
Moses Atwood and Judith Wodley, both of Hampstead, Dec. 29, 1782. 
Major Edmund Moores and Miss Mary Little, both of Hampstead, Mar. 

31, 1783. 
Thomas Wodley of Hampstead and Merriam Plumer of Atkinson, — , 

— , 1783. 
Thomas Wodley of Perrystown and Merriam Atwood of Hampstead, 

Dec. 9, 1783. 
James Brown and Ellis Ferrin, both of Hampstead, Dec. 20, 1783. 
Robert Derling of Hampstead and Judith Guile of Plaistow, Dec. — , 1783. 
Samuel Davis and Ruth Stevens, both of Hampstead, March 9, 1784. 
Joseph Noyesand Mary Derling, both of Hampstead, — , — 1784. 
Jonathan Rowel and Ollive Teuxbury, both of Hampstead, — , — ,1784. 
Reuben Mills and Ruth Kelley, both of Hampstead, Nov. 1, 1784. 
Joshua Noyes and Sarah Kimball, both of Hampstead, Dec. 2, 1784. 
.Stephen Jeffers and Sarah Kimball, both of Hampstead, Dec. 15, 1784. 
Jonathan Rd. Hale and Lydia Johnson, both of Hampstead, Apr. 3, 1785. 
Mecajah Little and Sarah Noyes, both of Hampstead, July 22, 1785. 
Caleb Johnson Jr., of Hampstead, and Mary Thurston, of Exeter, Aug. 

27, 1785. 
Thomas Williams and Susannah Johnson, both of Hampstead, Sept. 5,1785. 
Thomas Hoit of Chester and Hannah Stevens of Hampstead, Oct. 31, 1785. 
Joseph Bond and Hannah Brown, both of Hampstead, Oct. 31, 1785. 
Caleb Webster of Hampstead and Mary Smith of Gilmantown, Oct. 31, 

1785. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 435 

Samuel Heath and Sarah Corlis, both of Hampstcad, Nov. 7, 1785. 
Benjamin Brown of Poplin and Pvuth Kiml)all of IIampstead,Nov.— , 1785. 
Moses Johnson of Hampstead and Sarah Holland of Londerry,Dec.-1785. 
Joseph Colby of Hopkinton and Anna Heath of Hampstead,Dec. 28,1786. 
William Moulton of Almsbury and Judith Heath of Hampstead, Dec. 28, 

178."). 

Samuel Stevens of Kingstown (the first couple) and LoisCalfe of Hamp- 
stead. Published by John True, June 8, 1786. 

Timothy Day and Judith Webster, both of Hampstead, July 11, 178G. 

David Dexter of Hampstead and Elizabeth Brown of Haverhill, Sept. 10, 

Rufus Harriman and Judith Merrimac, both of Hampstead, Sept. 20,178(5. 
William Moulton of Northyarmouth and Sally Harriman of Hampstead, 

Sept. 30, 1786. 
Mr. John Pluramer of Hampstead and Miss DeborahParker ot Pelham, 

Nov. 28, 1786. 

Mr. Henry Johnston of Hampstead and Miss Abigail Pluraer of London- 
derry, Nov. 28, 1786. 

Mr. Daniel Bean of Candiaand Miss Betty Davis of Hampstead, Jan 20, 

1787. 
Mr. Thomas Shannon of Chester and Miss Sarah Pillsbury of Hampstead, 

April 20, 1787. ^ ,^ 

Mr. James Eaton of Haverhill and Miss M. Noyes of Hampstead, May 

2:3, 1787. ^ ^ ^ - 

Mr. Royal Lernerd of Cakbuen and Miss lomer Davis of Hampstead, 

July 21, 1787. , ^ , 

Mr. Timothy Townsend and Miss Sarah , both of Hampstead, July 

26,1787. r.-,r,-7 

Jonathan George and Hannah Currier, both of Hampstead, Aug. 20,1787. 
Mr. Timothy Hoyet of Almsbury, and Miss El Stevens of Hampstead, 

Sept. 4, 1787. 
Joseph Fellows of Hawk and Sarah Quimby of Hampstead, Sept. 10, 178 (. 
David Kezar and Anna Stevens, both of Hampstead, Sept. 23, 1787. 
Joseph Conner and Ruth Johnson, both of Hampstead, Sept. 30, 1787. 
Daniel Stickney of Hopkinton and Sarah Morse of Hampstead, Oct. 2o, 

1787. 
Peter Lane and Susannah Baily, both of Hampstead, Oct. 28, 1787. 
Moses Richardson of Hampstead and Ruth Parker of Haverhill, Nov. 20, 

17S7 
Robert Emerson and Abigail Little, both of Hampstead, Nov. 28, 1787. 
Jonathan Little of Hampstead and Dolly Little, Dec. 5, 1787. 
Jacob Quimby of Hampstead and A— Plumer, Dec. 11, 1787. 

Lot Little and Susan , Dec. 16. 1787. 

Daniel Morss and Mary Eastman of Hawk, Jan. 13, 1788. 

John Noyes of Kingstown and Elizabeth Webster of Hampstead, Jan. 13, 

1788. 
Abraham Brickett and Sarah Kelley, both of Hampstead, Apr. 12, 1788. 
John Kimball of Hampstead and Sarah Dearborn of Chester, Apr. 12, 1788. 



436 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Daniel Stevens of Hampstead and Witter Hoyt of Almsbury, — 23, 1788. 
Thomas Reed and Polly Hutchins, both of Hampstead, — , — , 1788. 
Samuel Dope of Londonderry and Meliitable Heath of Plampstead, — 28, 

1788. 
Jesse Johnson of Hampstead and Martha Webster of Haverhill, Oct, 2, 

1788. 

Joseph French Jr. of Hampstead and Molly Tilton of Pierraont, —3, 1788. 

Thomas Muzzey of Hampstead and Tamer Little of Atkinson, — 29, 1788. 

Smith (ioodwinand Mary Corlis, both of Hampstead. 

John Tilton and Sarah Muzzy, both of Hampstead, Nov. 30, 1788. 

Joseph Wilson Buroughs of Notingham West and Edna Emery of Hamp- 
stead, Dec. 20, 1788. 

Isaac Noyes of Plaistow and Elizabeth Pettengil of Hain2>stead. — 2, 1789. 

Samuel Currier and Damoris Stevens, botli of Hampstead, , 1789. 

Stephen Sawyer of Plaistow and Polly Heath of Hampstead, , 1789. 

John Abraham and Meliitable Harriman, both of Hampstead, — 5, 1789. 
Jeremiah Chase of Newbury and Anna Emerson of Hampshire, — 22,1789. 

John .\dams of Hampstead and Hannah Moores of Derry, , 1789. 

John Johnston Adkinsand Abigail Rowel, both of Hampstead, Dec. 1,1789. 
John Sawyer and Susannah Townshend, both of Hampstead, Feb. 23,1790. 
Capt. William Marshall of Hampstead and Miriam Mudget of Weare, 

Feb. 23, 1790. 
Aron Wodley and Abigail Simons, both of Hampstead. 
Moses Wodley of Hampstead and Elizabeth Dow of Atkinson, Feb. 20, 
1790. 

Samuel Page and Dorothy Perry, both of Hampstead, , 1790. 

David Dexter of Oampstead and Mary Stickney of Atkinson, —15,1790. 

Moses Richardson and Martha Adams, both of Hampshire, , 1790. 

Nathaniel Page of Hampstead and Sarah Worthen of Weare, — 9, 1790. 

James Huse and Molly Kelley, both of Hampstead. 

John Morss and Sally Williams, both of Hampstead, — 12, 1790. 

Jabez Hoit and Charlotte Little, both of Hampstead, — 12, 1790. 

Assa Kimball of Newbury and Sally Johnson of Hampstead, —28, 1790. 

Jonathan Nichold of Londonderry and Hannah Perkins of Hampstead, 

Dec. 10, 1790. 
John Kent of Canterbury and Betsey Wodley of Hampstead, — 19, 1791. 
Hezekiah Ayerand Thankful Williams, both of Hampstead, Apr. 3, 1791. 

tron Currier and Abigail Huse, both of Hampstead, —8. 1791. 

Silas Baker of Chester and Lydia Davis of Hampstead, Aug. 15, 1791. 
Abel Sawyer of Hampstead and Polly.Clough (now resident in this town) 
Aug. 28, 1791. 

Samuel Winslow of Dorchester and Molly Hale of Hampstead, Nov. 15, 
1791. 

Silas Marshall of Hampstead and Ruth Fellows of Sandown, Nov. 29,1791, 
Currier Pitts of Sandown and Sally George of Hampstead. Dec. 20, 1791. 
Isaac Tuexbury of Hampstead and Susannah Hale of Plastow,Jaii. 15, 
1792. 

Amos Davis of Nottingham and Hester Kelly of Hampstead, Feb. 10, 17y2. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 437 

Abigail Kelley of Haverhill and Polly Morse of Hampstead, May 15, 1792. 
Mr. Richard .Taquos of Newbury and Miss Molly Emerson of Haverhill, 

May 28, 1792. 
Mr. Walter Little of Hampstead and Miss Sally Little of Atkinson, May 

28, 1792. 

Mr. Jonathan Collens, Jr., of Hampstead and Miss Ellis Plumer of 

Hawke, June 12, 1792. 
Robert Chase of Salem and Sarah Clarksou of Hampstead, June 16, 1792. 
John Burrill and Lydia Chase, both of Hampstead, July 20, 1792. 
Daniel AVelch of Kingstown and Abigail Brown of Hampstead, Aug. 24, 

Ephraim Hutchiugs of Hampstead and Sarah Hills of Newbury, Nov. 

20, 1792. 
James Kent and lamer Mills, both of Hampstead, Dec. 24, 1792. 
Jessie Davis and Lois Worthen, both of Hampstead, Jan. 28, 1793. 
Joseph Harriman of Hampstead and Phebe Gile of Atkinson, Feb. 3, 

1793. 
Nicholas White of Newbury and Polly Kent of Hampstead, March 10, 

1793. 
Jonathan C. Little of Hampstead and Meribah Farnam Hale of Plas- 

tow, March 20, 1793. 
The Rev. John Kelly of Hampstead and Miss Xabby Dearborn of Ches- 
ter, July 1, 1793, 
John Mainsold of Derry and Susannah Grant of Hampstead, Sept. 26, 1793. 
Daniel Atwood and Pazy McKnight, both of Hampstead, Nov. 13, 1893. 
Ebenzer Merrill of Haverhill and Hannah Morse of Hampstead, Nov. 

17, 1793. 
Moses Emerson of Hampstead and Dorothy Colby of Saudowu, Dec. 20, 

1793. 
William Moulton of Hampstead and Jane Cunningham of L. Derry, 

Dec. 20, 1793. 
Jacob Kent of Newbury and Patty Noyes of Hampstead, Dec. 2-5, 1793. 
Nathan Corner and Dolly Collins, both of Hampstead, Jan. 20, 1794. 
Joshua Little of Balston and Puhaunah Blancdel of Hampstead, Jan. 

29, 1794. 

William Wiear of Walpoot and Annie Morss of Hampstead, .Tan. 26, 1794. 
Watts Emerson of Hampstead and Polly Merrill of Newbury, Feb. 26,1794. 
James Noyes of Kingston and Polly Webster of Hampstead, March 28, 

1794, 
Moses Emery and Jane Hogg, both of Hampstead, April 30, 1794. 
Ammirshannah Bond and Judith Rogers, both of Hampstead, June 10, 

1794. 
Joseph Greenough of Newburyport and Miss Mehitable Feveryear of 

Hampstead, Sept. 27, 1794. 
Simeon Kelly of Plaistow and Betsey Knight of Hampstead, Sept. 27, 1794. 
Austin George, Jr., and Sally Marston, both of Hampstead, Oct. 24, 1794. 
Stephen Corliss of Hampstead and Betsy Colby of Sandown, Jan. 20, 

179.1. 



438 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

John Poor and Polly Calfe, both of Hampstead, March 31, 1795. 
Laban Collins of Hampstead and Dorothy Jones of Hawke, Apr. 30, 1795. 
William Calfo to Mary Little, both of Hampstead, Nov. 9, 1795. 

Samuel Little of Chester and Ruth True of Hampstead, Nov. 9, . 

Benjamin Collins of Hampstead and Polly Blake of Hawke, Dec. 12, 1795. 
James Dow of Plaistow and Ruth Williams of Hampstead, Jan. 12, 1796. 
Stephen Colby of Newton and Betsey Harriman of Hampstead, April 

10, 1796. 
Moses Green of Haverhill and Sarah Poor of Hampstead, April 20, 1796. 
Ephraim Bond of Warner to Lucy Noyes of Hampstead, April 20, 1796. 
Joseph 151anchard and Mary Perkins, both of Hampstead, July 20, 1796. 
Seth Plummer of Hampstead and Patty Knowlton of Newbury, July 28, 

HOC. 
Jacob Flanders and Lois Davis, both of Hampstead, Sept. 1, 1796. 
David Tuexbury of Hampstead and Hannah Fellows of Sandown, Sept. 

10, 1796. 
Ebenezer Kimball and Polly Corliss, both of Hampstead, Sept. 20, 1796. 
Joseph Iluse of Sandown and Phebe Muzzey of Hampstead, Nov. 13, 1796. 
Simon Stevens of Londonderry and Dolly Marston of Hampsteed, Jan. 

2, 1797. 
John Howard of Haverhill and Sarah True of Hampstead, Feb. 2, 1797. 
Nathaniel Little and Abiah Emerson, both of Hampstead, Feb. 17, 1797. 

Cyrus B. Emerson and Lucy Reed, both of Hampstead, Feb. 21, . 

Sargent Davis and Lois Currier, both of Hampstead, March 8, 1897. 
Sargent Rogers and Phebe Emerson, both of Hampstead, April 17, 1797. 
John Dodge of liondonderry and Hannah Emery of Hampstead, April 

17, . 

Samuel Poor of Atkinson and Betsey Kent of Hampstead, July 2, 1797. 
Samuel Morss of Hampstead and Sally Page of Salem, July 20, 1797. 
John Page of Hawke and Sally Johnson of Hampstead, July 30, 1797. 
Caleb Emerson and Betsey Nichols, both of Hampstead, Nov. 20, 1797. 
Micajah Emerson of Hampstead and Betsey Dexter of Atkinson, Nov. 

20, 1797. 
John Brown of Hampstead and Betsey Webster of Alstead, Jan. 2, 1798. 
Joshua Rogers and Nabby Currier, both of Hampstead, Jan. 31, 1798. 
Robert Hastens Hunkins of Bradford and Hannah Emerson of Hamp- 
stead, Feb. 26, 1798. 
Caleb Mills and Sarah Atwood, both of Hampstead, April 1, 1798. 
Eliphalet Stevens of Salem and Elizabeth Brown of Hampstead, April 24, 

1798. 
George Call Copp of Hampstead and Ruth Sawyer of Haverhill, April 

24, 1798. 

James Mills and Lydia Brown, both of Hampstead, Nov. 8, . 

Pearly Chase of Chester and AchsahMudget of Hampstead, Nov. 28, 1798. 
Jonathan Badger of Kingston and Sally Calfe of Hampstead, Jan. 21, 1799. 
Josepli Merrick, Jr., and Sally Harriman, both of Hampstead, Feb. — , 

1799. 
John Grimes and Hannah Merrick, both of Hampstead, March 15, 1799. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 439 

Thomas Cotton of Sandown and Mrs. Dorothy Davis of Hampstead, May 

28, 1799. 

Joseph Warner Burrouffhs and Abigail Johnson, both of Hampstead, 

June 3, 1799. 
James Noyes of Corinth and Temperance Merrick of Hampstead, July 

8, 1799. 
Robert Foster of Amesbury and Maria Emerson of Hampstead, Sept. 

29, 1799. 

Stephen Webster of Hampstead and Dolly Pilsbury of Sandown, March 

15, 1800. 
Samuel Lord Dexter of Newburyport and Mehitable Hoit of Hamp- 
stead, May 22, 1800. 
Morris Shannon and Susannah Corliss, both of Hampstead, June 22, 1800. 
David Tuexbury of Hawke and Ruth Johnson of Hampstead, Sept. 25, 

1800. 
Cyrus Carter and Delia Ladd, both of Hampstead, Oct. 13, 1800. 
Edmund Stevens of Piermout and Hannah Muzzey of Hampstead, Oct. 2, 

1800. 
James Bartlctt of Nevrtowna^^d Sarah Clementof Hampstead, Oct. 4, 1800. 
Benjamin Davis of Hampstead and Margaret Scribner of Candia, Oct. 

11, 1800. 
Edmund Morss of Hampstead and Mehitable Eaton of Plaistovr, Nov. 

17, 1800. 
Samuel Plumer of Hawke and Anna Vance of Hampstead, Dec. 20, 1800. 
Stephen Haggett of Pembroke and Molly Goodwin of Hampstead, Jan. 

20, 1801. 
Rev. Johnathan Huse of Warnei-, Me., and Ruth Emerson of Hampstead, 

Jan. 25, 1801. 
Jonathan E. Wadley and Sally Buswell, both of Hampstead, Mar. 28, 1801. 
Thomas S. Pierce and Ellis Brown, both of Hampstead, March 28, 1801. 
Joseph Webster Jr. of Hampstead and Hannah Page of Salem, Feb. 22, 

1802. 
Joseph Calfe of Hampstead and Nabby Kimball of Plaistow, Mar. 27, 1802. 
Richard Hutchens of Hampstead and Patty Bradley of Plaistow, Mar. 

27, 1802. 
Levi Stevens of Hampstead and Mehitabel Edmunds of Sandown, April 

20, 1802. 
Jacob Brown of Hawke and Tabitha Collins of Hampstead, Aug. 21, 1802*. 
Thomas Pressey of Sandown and Ruth Ingalls of Hampstead, Oct. 29, 1802. 
Richard Sawyer of Corinth, Vt. and Nancy Poor of Hampstead, Nov. 13, 

1802. 
John Winn and Sally Emerson both of Hampstead, Dec. 11, 1802. 
Benjamin Emerson Jr. of Hampstead and Abigail Emery of Atkinson, 

Jan. 1, 1803. 
William Herd of Dover and Patty Corliss of Hampstead, March 5, 1803. 
Edward Noyes and Saiah Merrick, both of Hampstead, A.y>t. 9, 1803. 
Mr. Enoch Heath of Hampstead and Miss Hannah Plumer of Hawke, 

April 23, 1803. 



440 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

William French of Sandown and Phebe Mitchel of Hampstead, July 23, 

1803. 
Joseph Smith of Hampstead and Pliebo Runols, late of Salem, now resi- 
dent of Hopkinton, Aug. 27, 1803. 
Jabez Collins of Hampstead and Olive Eastman of Hawke, Nov. 12, 1803. 
Jonathan C. Little and Phebe Poor both of Hampstead, Dec. 20, 1803. 
John Heath of Hampstead and Sally Morrill of Candia, Jan. 21, 1804. 
Daniel Kimball and Deborah Emerson both of Hampstead, Mar. 24, 1804. 
Stephen Hazeltlne of Hampstead and Mary Kimball of Haverhill, March 

24, 1804. 
Oliver Worthen of Hampstead and Lydia Carleton of Sandown, March 

24, 1804. 
James Calfe of Hampstead and Anna Kimball of Plaistow, Mar. 24, 1804. 
Thomas Fellows of Hawke and Sarah Quimby of Hampstead, April 14, 

1804. 
Ephraim Tuexbury of Hampstead and Rhoda French of Sandown, May 

26, 1804. 
John Little, resident of Hampstead and Sally Little of Atkinson, May 25, 

1804. 
Joshua Stevens of Enfield and Sally Marshall of Hampstead, July 5, 1804. 
William H. Hoyt of Hampstead and Elizabeth French of Sandown, Auj?. 

18, 1804. 
John Emerson of Hampstead and Betsy Emery of Atkinson, Sept. 2, 1804. 
John Clark and Mary Harriman both of Hampstead, Oct. C, 1804. 
Josiah Morril of Candia and Judith Heath of Hampstead, Nov. 4, 1804. 
Mr. Edmund Wright of Hampstead and Rachel Dow of Salem, Nov. 15, 

1804. 
Mr. Moses Sargent Jr. of Amesbury and Cybil Marshall of Hampstead, 

Jan. 11, 1805. 
Joseph Payen of Hampstead and Sally Elliot of Haverhill, Feb. 1(5, 1805. 
David Gile of Plaistow and Anna Goodwin of Hampstead, May 12, 1805. 
Timothy Eaton Grover of Boston and Rhoda Bennett of Hampstead, 

Aug. 17, 1805. 
Samuel Nichols and Ellis Kent both of Hampstead, Aug. 31, 1805. 
Joseph Little of Hampstead and Sally Webster of Salisbury. 
Jonathan Collins and Lucy Kezer both of Hampstead, Oct. 1, 1805. 
Richard llutchins of Hampstead and Lois Page of Atkinson, Oct. 11, 1805. 
Nathaniel Parker and Lois Muzzey both of Hampstead, Nov. 23, 1805. 
Stephen Quimby Jr. and Polly Heath both of Hampstead, Dec. 13, 1805. 
Moses Rand of Barnstead and Hanr.ah Hoyt of Hampstead, Dec. 28, 1805. 
Ebenezer Hoit Jr. of Hampstead and Anna Wells of Sandown, Jan. 26, 

1800. 
Peter Dustin Jr. of Windham and Abigail Brown of Hampstead, Feb. 23, 

1800. 
Thomas Brickot of Salem and Susannah Kimball of Hampstead, Mar 8, 

1800. 
Samuel Morse of Hampstead and Anna Page of Salem, N. H., April 27, 
1806. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 441 

James Kezei'and Lois Quimby both of Ilampstead, June lu, 1800. 

Silas Dinsmore of Windham (United States agent to the Choctaw nation 

of Indians) and Mary Gordon of Hampstead, July 6, 180C. 
Parker Dole and Betty Marshall both of Hami)stead, July 13, 1806. 
Daniel Welch and Hannah Montgomery both of Hampstead. 
AbnerL. Merric and Martha Corliss both of Hampstead, July 20, 1806. 
Levi Atwood of Hampstead and Betsy Francisof Sandowu, July 27, 1806. 
Moses Little Jr. ofjHampstead and Mary Johnson of Atkinson, Aug. 10, 

1806. 
Moses Williams of Hampstead and Lydia Collins of Hampstead, Oct. 26, 

1806. 
Thomas Bruce says he is of Hampstead and Sally Gile of Plaistow, May 

20, 1807. 
John Currier of Hampstead and Hannah Gile of Haverhill, May 20, 1807. 
Joseph Calfe of Hampstead and Margaret McKensay of Londery, June 

20, 1807. 
Joseph Morse and Sally Goodwin both of Hampstead, July 10, 1807. 
Thomas Currier of Methuen and Polly Muzzey of Hampstead, July 18, 

1807. 
John Heath and Abigail Wadley both of Hampstead, Aug. 22, 1807. 
William Follansbee and Sally Pressy both of Hampstead, Aug. 22, 1807. 
Jonathan Kent and Clara Page both of Hampstead, Sept. 29, 1807. 
John Severnc Jr. of Kingston and Rachel Heath of Hampstead, Oct. 10, 

1807. 
William Roach, resident of Hampstead and Cybil Jeffres of Plaistow, 

Nov. 26, 1807. 
Isaac Tuexbury of Hami^stead and Hannah Brown of Hawke, Jan. 7, 1808. 
William Kelsey of Hampstead and Hannah West of Chester, Jan. 15, 1808. 
Thomas Williams of Hampstead and Rachel Sawyer of Sandown, March 

25, 1808. 
John Carleton and Rachel Richardson both of Hampstead, May 21, 1808, 
Benjamin Carleton of Hampstead and Polly French of Sandown, Nov. 5, 

1808. 
Mr. James Dow Jr. of Atkinson and Sally Currier of Hampstead, Dec. 

20, 1808. 
Mr. Jacob Kimball of Hampstead and Miss Ruth Rogers of Aniesbury, 

Jan. 1, 1809. 
Dr. Philip W. Hackett and Miss Eliza Putnam both of Hampstead, Apr. 

2, 1809. 
Mr. Edmund Moores and Miss Hannah Brickett both of Hampstead, Apr. 

2, 1809. 
Mr. Moses Anderson of Hampstead and Miss Betsey Hunt of Sandown, 

Oct. 8, 1809. 
Mr. Samuel Smith of Hampstead and Miss Charlotte Wheeler of Hopkin- 

ton, Oct. 22, 1809. 
Lieut. William Plummer of Sandown and Sarah Webster of Hampstead, 

Dec. 17, 1809. 
Jonathan Brickett and Lydia Kent both of Hampstead, Mar. 18, 1810. 



442 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Jonathan Choat of Londonderry and Anna C. Welch of Hampstead, June 

17, 1810. 
David Eldridge of Salem, Mass. and Mrs. Sally George of Hampstead^ 

Aug. 5, 1810. 
Jesse Gordon of Hampstead and Miss Harriet Connor of Sanbornton, 

Aug. 19, 1810. 
Stephen Nichols and Sally Ayer both of Hampstead, Sept. 9, 1810. 
Stephen Morse and Merriam Heath both of Hampstead, Oct. 7, 1810. 
Caleb H. Moulton of Hampstead and Sophia Hardy of Sandown, Nov. 11, 

1810. 
Asa Kemp and Sally Smith both of Hampstead, Dec. 30, 1810. 
James S. Kimball of Hampstead and Ruth Burnham of Dunbarton, Jan. 

11, 1811. 
Ebenezer Hoit Jr. and Mary Hoit both of Hampstead, Jan. 27, ISll. 
David Tucker of Salisbury and Lucy Bennet of Hampstead, May 19, 1811. 
Abraham Mitchell and Judith Moulton both of Hampstead, June 15, 1811. 
Joshua Rogers of Hampstead and Sarah Garland of Kingston, Nov. 2, 

1811. 
Joseph Emerson of Hampstead and Betsey Simons of Londonderry, Nov. 

9, 1811. 
Jeremiah Poor of Atkinson and Sarah Putnam of Hampstead, Nov. .30, 

1811. 
Martin Moynit and Nancy Arnold, both of Hampstead, Dec. 7, 1811. 
William Ilarriman of Hampstead and Mary Harrimau of Plaistow^, Dec. 

28, 1811. 
John Bradley of Hampstead and Mary Webber of Rumney, Dec. 28, 1811. 
Moses Page of Sebeck, Maine, and Mary Harriman of Hampstead, Mch. 

21, 1812. 
Capt. Joseph Brickett and Lydia Meeder, both of Hampstead, Mch. 28, 

1812. 
Joseph Little of Hampstead and Rebecca Webster of Atkinson, July 11, 

1812. 
William Ayer of township No. 3, in the district of Maine, and Miss Han- 
nah Easterbrook of Hampstead, Oct. 31, 1812. 
Thomas Rundlet of Bedford and Miss Fanny Ayer of Hampstead, Oct. 

31, 1812. 
Paul Gardner of Haverhill, Mass., and Anna Merrick of Hampstead, Nov. 

14, 1812. 
-David Williams and Sarah Harriman, both of Hampstead, Nov. 23, 1812. 
Samuel Little and Mariam French, both of Hampstead, Dec. 13, 1812. 
John Mills and Allice Williams, both of Hampstead, March 5, 1813. 
Tappan Eastman of Hampstead and Susan Boynton of Salisbury, Mass., 

April 3, 1813. 
Abraiiain Heath of Hampstead and Mary Morrill of Chester, May 8, 1813. 
Aaron Stiles of Hampstead and Nancy Bussell of Amesbury, July 25, 

1813. 
Timothy S. Currier and Sarah Davis, both of Hampstead, July 25, 1813. 
Jonathan Page and Abigail Welch, both of Hampstead, August 7, 1813. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 443 

Stephen Crocker, Esq., of Hampstead and Ilipzibah Dow of Salem, 

Aug. 21, 1813. 
Joseph Brown of Hampstead and Sally Greenleaf of Atkinson, Jan. 15, 

1814. 
Eanos Brown and Sarah Brown, both of Hampstead, Feb. 12, 1814. 
Silas Atkinson of Boscawen and Sarah Hutchins of Hampstead, Mar. 5, 

1814. 
William Sweetser, Jr., of Lynn, Mass., and Judith Bond of Hampstead, 

May 29, 1814. 
Stephen Little of Hampstead and Betsey Greenough of Haverhill, Mass. 

June 19, 1814. 
Eliphlet Hoyt of Hampstead and Lois Hunt of Kingston, July 17, 1814. 
Samuel Winslow of Lime and Catherine Brown of Hampstead, Sept. 18, 

1814. 
Nathaniel MeiTick and Sarah Corliss, both of Hampstead, Sept. 17, 1814. 
James McKenzie of Hampstead and Phebe Dow of Hopkinson, Oct. 1, 

1814. 
Thomas Colby of Hawke and Miriam French of Hampstead, Oct. 1, 1814. 
Monsieur B. Jenkins and Fanny J. Conor, both of Hampstead, Apr. 29, 

1815. 
Joseph Downer of Hampstead and Sally Prescott of Bentwood, May 20, 

18)5. 
Jesse Emery of Atkinson and Sarah Welch of Hampstead, Aug. 31, 1815. 



MARRIAGES. 



[Coi)iedfrom Hampstead Eecords.] 

John Hunkins and Sarah Gile, Nov. 26, 1745. 

John Chuet and Judith Foster, Nov. 26, 17-J5. 

Andrew Stone and the widow Sarah Green, Jan. 2, 1746, 

Thomas Clark and Judith Morse, March 25, 1746. 

Josiah Davis and Dorotha Colby, Dec. 2, 1746. 

David Copps and the widow Hannah Merrill, Dec. 15, 1746. 

John Bond and Judith Dow, June 11, 1747. 

Thophilus Griffea and Mars?aret Carr, Nov. 5, 1747. 

Jonathan Gile and Lj^dia Colby, Nov. 12, 1747. 

John Rowell and the widow Mary Kezar, March 1, 1747. 

Aaron Copp and Martha Martin, Nov. 7, 1749. 

John Mills and Elizabeth Emerson, March 28, 1750. 

David Stevens and Phebe Huse, Mar. 2S, 1750. 

Edmund Morse and Rachel Rowell, April 26, 1750. 

James Vance and Abigail Johnson, May 24, 1750. 

John Pudney and Elizabeth Austin, Oct. 25, 1750. 

Moses Hale, Jr., and Abigail Emerson, Feb. 20, 1751. 

John Mudgett and Sarah Palmer, June 18, 1752. 

Thophilus Colby and Priscilla Stevens, June 18, 1752. 

Nathaniel Merritt and Anna Gile, May 13, 1753. 

William Vance and Anna Hogg, Sept. 10, 1754. 

John Kezer, Jr., and Ruth Turil, Jan. 7, 1755. 

Ezekiel Foster and Mary Roberds, June 17, 1755. 

David Stevens and Mary Emerson, Sept. 30, 1756. 

Aaron Quembey and Anne Batchelor of Kingston, Oct. 8, 1753. 

Ephraim Hutchins of Hampstead and Sally Hill of Newbury, Dec. 6, 1792. 

James Kent and Tama Mills, both of Hampstead, Jan. 31, 1793. 

William Nichols of Londonderry and Hannah Ingalls of Sandown, Mar. 

7, 1793. 
Noah Sandborn of Kingston and Hannah Shaw of Sandown, Apr. 30, 1793. 
Daniel Merrill of Rowley and Joanna Colby of Sandown, Aug. 14, 1793. 
Alexander Kelsey of L. Derry and Rhoda Bennet of Sandown, Oct. 

31, 1793. 
Nicholas White of Newbury and Polly Kent of Hampstead, Nov. 14, 1793. 
Moses Colby of Hawke and Jane Pilsbury of Sandown, Nov. 20, 1793. 
Daniel Atwood and Peggy McKnight, both of Hampstead, Nov. 26, 1793, 
Ebenezer Merrill of Haverhill and Hannah Morse of Hampstead, Dec. 

15, 1793. 

Jeremiah Bennett and Ruth Cheney, both of Sandown, Dec. 26, . 

(444) 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 445 

William Moulton of Hampstead and Jane Cunningham of Derry, Dec. 

31, . 

Hubbard HaiTiss and Hitty Dexter, both of Canaan, Jan. 14, 1794. 
Orlando Sargent of Amesbury and Hannah Welch of Plaistow, Jan. 16, 

1794. 
Joshua Little of Baalston and Ruhamah Blasdell of Hampstead, Dec, 

31, . 

Jacob Kent of Newbury and Patty Noyes of Hampstead, Feb. 6, 1794. 
Nathan Conor and Dolly Collins, both of Hampstead, Feb. 13, 1794. 
Jesse Tirrel of Goffstown and Jane Plumer of L. Derry, Feb. 25, 1794. 
Moses Emerson of Hampstead and Dorothy Colby of Sandown, Feb. 25, 

1794, 
William Wiear of Walpole and Nancy Morse of Hampton, Feb. 27, 1794, 
Moses Hunkings and Dorothy Huse, both of Sandown, Mar. 5, 1794. 
James Noyes of Kingston and Polly Webster of Hampstead, May 1, 1794, 
Ammi Ruhamah Bond and Judith Rogers, both of Hampstead, Aug, 17, 

1794. 
Joseph Greeneough of Newburyport and Mehitabel Feveryear of Hamp- 
stead, Sept. .30, 1794. 
Simeon Kelly of Plaistow and Betsey Knight of Hampstead, Nov. 12, 1794, 
Moses Emery to Jane Hogg, both of Hampstead, Nov, 13, 1794, 
John Roberts and Hannah Cheney, both of Londonderry, Dec, 18, 1794, 
Austin George Jr. and Sally Marston, both of Hampstead, Dec. 25, 1794, 
Stephen Corliss of Hampstead and Betsey Colby of Sandown, Jan. 27, 1795. 
Amos Cross and Rebecca Cochran, both of Londonderry, Feb, 26, 1795, 
William Simpson of Windham and Lydia Mo — of Londonderry, Apr. 14, 

1795. 
John Patten and Abigail Cochran, both of Londonderry, Apr. 16, 1795, 
Joseph Poor and Polly Calfe, both of Hampstead, June 25, 1795. 
William Calfe and Mary Little, both of Hampstead, Nov, 11, 1795, 
Samuel Little of Chester to Ruth True of Hampstead, Dec. 17, 1795, 
James Dow of Plaistow and Ruth Williams of Hampstead, Jan. 19, 1796, 
James Paul and Betty Taylor, both of Londonderry, Mar, 10, 1796. 
Stephen Colby of Newtown and Betsey Harriman of Hampstead, May 

17, 1796. 
Moses Green of Haverhill and Sarah Poor of Hampstead, May 26, 1796. 
Ephraim Rand of Warner and Lucy Noyes of Hampstead, June 21, 1796. 
Joseph Blanchard and Mary Perkins, both of Ham^jstead, Aug. 11, 1796. 
Stephen Heath of Sandown and Molly Chandler of Atkinson, Sept. 27, 1796. 
Ebenezer Kimball and Polly Corliss, both of Hampstead, Nov, 17, 1796, 
Joseph Huse of Sandown and Phebe Muzzy of Hampstead, Jan. 12, 1797. 
Simeon Brown and Susanna Johnson, both of Hampton, Jan. 26, 1797. 
John Howard of Haverhill and Sarah True of Hampstead, Feb. 23, 1797. 
Simon Stevens of Londonderry and Dolly Morse of Hampstead, Mar. 9, 

1797. 
Nathaniel Little and Abiah Emerson, both of Hampstead, Mar, 14, 1797. 
Sargent Davis and Lois Currier, both of Hampstead, Mar, 21, 1797, 
Samuel Kinkeed and Mary Johnson, July 28, 1752. 



446 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Thomas Mills and Elizabeth , Sept. 14, 1752. 

Ebenezer Mudgelt and Meiriani Johnson, Oct. 10, 1752. 

Otho Stevens Jr. and Abigail Emerson, Oct. 28. 1752. 

Thomas Follensby and Mary Choat, Nov. S, 1752. 

George Little and Sarah Hale, Mar. 1, 1753. 

Hugh Tailant and Mary Dodge, June 28, 1758. 

Archeltis Stevens and Hannah Emerson, Aug, 28, 1753. 

Nicholas Biirril and Rebecca Thordick, Oct. 28, 1753. 

Moses Kimball and Sarah Webster, Dec. 18, 1753. 

John Clark and Susannah Sinkclear, April 18, 1754. 

Jeremiah Hazeltine and Lydia Dustin, Jane 27, 1754. 

John Dustin and Abigail Kimball, July 25, 1754. 

Joseph Hancock and Abigail Kezar, August 15, 1754. 

Jacob Eatton, Jr., and Hester Colby, Oct. 22, 1754. 

Jebedee Bury and Abigail Stevens, October 31, 1754. 

Isaac Foster and Mehitable Worthen, October 31, 1754. 

James Tenney and Mary Heath, November <), 1754. 

Simeon Coffin and Elonar Huse, November 13, 1754. 

Moses Quimby and Hester Hadley, November 14, 1754. 

David Roberds and Joanna Gile, December 26, 1754. 

Elexander Hogg and Abigail Atvrood, December 27, 1754. 

Robert Patten and Elizabeth Carr, January 1, 1755. 

Stephen Colburn and Mary Emerson, January 16, 1755. 

Daniel Flood and Elizabeth Hutchens, March 6, 1755. 

Thomas Ferrintine and Joanna Fry, April 1, 1755. 

Joshua Springer and Meribath Black, April 28, 1755. 

Ichabod Rowell and Sarah Tucker, June 5, 1755. 

Paul Pearson and Abigail Brown, June 25, 1755. 

Samuel Heatli and Hannah Woodward, August 7, 1755. 

Samuel Watts and Else Bean, Nov. 13, 1755. 

Abel Hadley and Unice Emerson, Nov. 20, 1755. 

By a certificate from the Rev. Mr. Abner Bailey, Daniel Stevens of 

Hampstead and Muriel Petee were married by him, Oct. 21, 1755. 
William Marshall and Abigail Burnham, Jan. 1, 1756. 
Samuel Messrs and Martha Buswell, Jan. 1, 17.56. 
Samuel Willson and Elizabeth Gilmore, Jan. 15, 1756. 
Robert Spear and Jennet Armor, Jan. 29, 1756. 
Benjamin Little and Hepsabeth Poor, May 14, 1756. 
James Dustin and Abigail Gile, May 20, 1756. 
Daniel Moody and Mary Merrill, June 28, 1756. 
Sylvenus Right and Susannah Young, Oct. 30, 1756. 
John Engalls and Elizabeth Copps, Nov. 18, 1756. 
Robert Peasley and Ann Hazen, June 16, 1757. 
Joseph Little and Elizabeth Hazen, July 7, 1757. 
Wait Stevens and Elizabeth Sargent, Sept. 22, 1757. 
David Hale and Mehitabel Eastman, Dec. 13, 1757. 
Deacon Benjamin Kimball and Mary Hoyt, Feb. 28, 1758. 
Ebenezer Hale and Susanna Roberts, April 28, 1758. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 447 

Abiel Somersby and Abigail Dow, both of Newbury, July 17, 1758. 

Joshua Copp and .Sarah Poor, Sept. — , 1758. 

Jonathan Atwood and Elizabeth Plunier, Oct. 5, 1758. 

Joseph McCartney and Jane lioyes, Nov. 16, 1758. 

Israel Ilutchingson and Mehitabel Putnam, Dec. 7, 1758. 

Philip Sargent and Hannah Hadley, March 1, 1759. 

Asa Currier and Rebeca Pluiner, March 22, 1759. 

Timothy Stevens and Elizabeth Huse, March 27, 1759. 

Simon FoUingsby and Martha Huse, March 27, 1759. 

Moses Harriman and Jane Hale. April 17, 1759. 

Abner Burbank and Elizabeth Hale, April 17, 1759. 

Peter Dow, Jr., and Elizabeth Huse, Oct. 30, 1759. 

Jeremiah Kent and Jemina Philbrick, Nov. 13, 1759. 

William Bradley and Sarah Smith, Nov. 22, 1759. 

Abraham Johnson and Priscilla Colby, Nov. 27, 1759. 

Caleb Johnson and Ruth Eastman, Nov. 28, 1759. 

Richard Heath and Mehitable Copp, Dec. 25, 1759. 

Joshua Merrill and Mehitabal Emerson, Feb. 19, 1760. 

Robert Hunkins and Phee Emerson, Feb. 19, 1760. 

Robert Johnson and Abagail Hadley, Feb. 21, 1760. 

Joshua Gile and Hannah Merrill, May 6, 1760. 

Ebenezer Ordway and Sai-ali Holmes, May 7, 1760. 

John McDanel and Aguis Langdon, June 6, 1760. 

Jacob Rowel and Abigail Prescott, Aug. 8, 1760. 

Oliver Morse and Elizabeth Eatton, Aug. 26, 1760. 

Charles Sargent and Meriby Weed, Oct. 15, 1760. 

Samuel Chase and Mai"y Stewart, Dec. 25, 1760. 

William Woodward and Sarah Heath, Jan. 1, 1761. 

Paletiah Watson and Sarah Williams, March 3, 1761. 

Samuel Eaton and Ednar Hunkins, March 26, 1761. 

Daniel Stevens and Hannah Hill, April 9, 1761. 

Jonathan Heath and Mercy Keser, May 26, 1761. 

William Dustin and Rhoda Pettee, May 28, 1761. 

Nathaniel Badger and Mary White, June 4, 1761. 

John Merrill and Mary Stevens, Sept. 17, 1761. 

Job Rowell and Priscilla Emerson, Oct. 22, 1761. 

Enoch Johnson and Mary Harriman, Oct, 28, 1761. 

Daniel Emerson and Elizabeth Heath, Dec. 24, 1761. 

Day Emerson and Joanna Pettee, Dec. 31, 1761. 

William Whittier and Susanna Johnson, Dec. 31, 1761. 

.lames Flanders and Ruth Powers, Jan. 14, 1762, 

Johnson Hutchins and Mary Heath, Jan, 19, 1762. 

John Dodge and Anna Heath, Jan, 21, 1762, 

Ezekiel Currier and Susanna Emerson, Feb. 11, 1762. 

Bond Little and Ruth Atwood, March 16, 1762. 

Reuben Davis and Elizabeth Johnson, March 18, 1762, 

Joseph Noyes and Mary Flynt, March 26, 1762, 

Alpheus Goodwin and Abiah Heath, April 13, 1762. 



448 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

James Clement and Elizabeth Little, May 3, 1762. 
Moses Brown and Sarah Kimball, June 3, 1762. 
Jacob Kent and Mary White, June 10, 1762. 
John Woodman and Sarah Page, Oct. 21, 1762. 
Jacob Sawyer and Elizabeth Webster, Nov. 25, 1762. 
Nathaniel Putnam and Mary Eastman, Dec. 2, 1762. 
Simeon Stevens and Sarah Hadley, Dec. 16, 1762. 
Benjamin Stone and Abiah Page, Dec. 9, 1762. 
Asa Page and Abiah Webster, Jan. 20, 1763. 
Jesse Page and Sarah Sawyer, June 21, 1763. 
Peter Clement and Elizabeth Griffin, Aug. 22, 1763. 
Eliphalet Pattee and Abigail Elliott, Sept. 9, 1763. 
John Pattee and Mary Hadley, Oct. 6, 1763. 
Richard Bartlett and Abigail Belknap, Oct. 27, 1763. 
Caleb Emerson and Abigail French, Nov. 3, 1763. 
Samuel Thompson and Sarah Johnson, Nov. 17, 1763. 
Jesse Turrel and Mary Johnson, Nov. 24, 1763. 
Benjamin Graves and Anna Johnson, Nov. 29, 1763. 
David Morrel and Abigail Stevens, Dec. 29, 1763. 
Abel Sargent and Susanna Hadley, Jan. 19, 1764. 
John Simons and Susanna Bartlet, Feb. 2, 1764. 
Joshua Hay ward and Susanna Stevens, Feb. 7, 1764. 
Asa Page and Susanna Johnson, March 8, 1764. 
Samuel Worthen and Deborah Johnson, March 29, 1764. 
Joseph Sprague and Elizabeth White, April 5, 1764. 
Jonathan Eaton and Mehitabel Page, April 8, 1764. 
George Hadley and Lydia Wells, April 23, 1764. 
John Muzzy and Judith Hadley, May 3, 1764. 
Timothy Goodwin and Hannah Gould, May 17, 1763. 
William Stevens and Judith Clark, Sept. 20, 1764. 
Johnson Hutchins and Sarah Huukins, Oct. 23, 1764. 
Daniel Gile and Ruth Williams Dec. 6, 1764. 
Joshua Trussell and Betty Blasdei-, Dec. 13, 1764. 
John Darling and Phebe Roberts, Dec. 24, 1764. 
Obededem Hall and Mary Kimball, Dec. 27, 1764. 
Samuel Hadley and Sarah Woodward, Feb. 7, 1765. 
Benjamin Ring and Mary Eaton, Mar. 5, 1765. 
Joseph Little and Sarah Mills, Mar. 19, 1765. 
Joseph Kimball and Sarah Kent, Apr. 17, 1765. 
John Harriman and Abigail Clement, May 15, 1765. 
Enoch Sawyer and Sarah Little, Oct. 10, 1765. 
Benjamin Dow and Hannah Johnson, Oct. 31, 1765. 
Ilichard Goodwin and Elizabeth Heath, Dec. 19, 1765. 
Levi Webster and Levi Morse, Jan. 7, 1766. 
Aron Quimby and Mary Johnson, Mar. 20, 1766. 
Edmund Worth and Elizabeth Sawyer, May 8, 1766. 
Gideon Gould and Hannah Heath, May 17, 1766. 
Joseph Kimball and Abiah Muzzy, Oct. 9, 1766. 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 449 

Samuel Currier and Mary Rowell, Nov. 12, 1766. 
David Moulton and Rhoda Colby, Nov. 27, 1766. 
Stephen March and Merriam Bean, Nov. 27, 1766. 
Richard Brown and Hannah Little, Jan. 15, 1767. 
Edward Blanchard and Auf^usta Kezer, Feb. 5, 1767. 
Benjamin Philbrick and Anna Knight, Apr. 16, 1767. 
Moses Poore and Hannah Santclair, Mar. 31, 1767. 
Joseph Brown and Susanna Johnson, May 28, 1767. 
Miclia Chaplain and Betty Philbrick, June 11, 1767. 
Samuel Anes and Sarah Stevens, June 11, 1767. 
Stephen Whittiear and Jemima Stevens, Auc?. 11, 1767. 
Daniel Noyes and Mehitabel Hunt, Oct. 1, 1767. 
Thomas Russell and Sarah Eastman, Oct. 8, 1767. 
Timothy Worthly and Mary Johnson, Nov. 5, 1767. 

Josiah Bradley and Nanny Moulton, Nov. 11, 1767. 

Thomas Wells and Ruth Rowell, Nov. 12, 1767. 

Jacob Heath and Hannah Heath, Nov. 12, 1767. 

Thomas Colby and Alee Davis, Nov. 19, 1767. 

Robert Emerson and Mary Webster, Nov. 19, 1767. 

John Mitchell and Lydia Johnson, Dec. 2, 1767. 

Alexander Craig and Molly Stevens, Dec. 2, 1767. 

Jeremiah Foster and Jemima Kent, Jan. 5, 1768. 

Peter Heath and Abigail Crawford, Feb. 11, 1768. 

Daniel Little Esq. and Hannah Currier, Feb. 11, 1768. 

Eliphlet Poor and Elizabeth Little, May 8, 1769. 

Doctor Joshua Fisher and Abigail Stamford, Sept. 3, 1776. 

Benjamin Cooch and Rachal Heath, May, — , 1776. 

Mr. Blak and Mrs. Dimon, both of Hawk, Oct. — , 1776. 

Samuel Chase and Betty Morrill, Oct. 31, 1776. 

Dominicus Prescot and Hannah Moulton, Oct. 31, 1776. 

Daniel Emerson and Peggy Lowell, Aug. — , 1776. 

Moses Flood and Judith Goodwin, Feb. 5, 1777. 

James Gile and Deborah Emerson, Mar. 11, 1777. 

Ezra French and Abiah Little, Apr. 7, 1777. 

Nathaniel Cheney and Molly Stevens, July 28, 1777. 

James Gilmore and Gennet Hunter, July 31, 1777. 

James Mills and Hannah Stevens, Dec. 20, 1777. 

Alexander Campbell and Ruth Johnson, Jan. 7, 1778. 

James Knox and Anna Cockrin, Aug. 24, 1778. 

Jesse Heath and Abiah Kimball, Dec. 17, 1778. 

Jonathan Taylor and Dolly French, Feb. — , 1779. 

Thomas Rankin and Lydia Kear, Mar. 29, 1779. 

Shurlney Dearborn and Elizabeth Towl, Apr. 22, 1779 
David Peaslee and Mehitabel Heath, Apr. 29, 1779. 
Joseph Irving and Olive Kimball, June 21, 1779. 
Abner Miles and Susanna Eastman, June 24, 1779. 
Thomas Furnal and Meribiah Black, July 1, 1779. 
Philip Rowel and Hannah Williams, Oct. 7, 1779. 



450 MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 

Moses Heath and Dorcas West, Oct. 7, 1779. 
Moses Derling and Judith French, Jan. 7, 1780. 
Samuel Little and Elizabeth Stevens, Apr. 18, 1780. 
Joseph Sargent and Nanny Bond, May 10, 1780. 
Follansbee Shaw and Molly Edmund, May 31. 1780. 
Eliphalet Cheney and Mary Ely, Nov. 23, 1780. 
Isaac Colby and Experience Stevens, Dec. 7, 1780. 
Robert TIeath and Anna Sweat, Dec. 7, 1780. 
Joshua Eastman and Sarah Tucker, Dec. 21, 1780. 
James Xoyes and Hannah Huckins, Aug. 21, 1781. 
Dr. Peter Emerson and Molly Muzzey, Oct. 21, 1781. 
Jacob Stevens and Elizabeth Stickney, — , — , 1781. 
Jonathan Ferrin and Hannah Ely, Dec. 13, 1781. 
Amos Mills and Molly Dow, Feb. 26, 1782. 

Persons Mabbibd by John Johnson, Esq. 
John Scribner and Mary Harriman, Aug. 4, 1757. 
Elias Colby and Susanna Colby, Dec. 28, 1757. 
Thomas Lucas and Elizabeth Pollard, May 29, 1758. 
Ephraim Perry and Martha Morse, Feb. 27, 1759. 
John Goodwin and Abigail Wells, Oct. 24, 1759. 
Ebenezer Copp and Elenor Willson, March 6, 1760. 
Phillip Emerson and Sarah Roberts, Feb. 19, 1761. 
Moses Morse and Rachel Goodhue, July 9, 1761. 
Archelus Putnum and Abigail Goodridge, July 15, 1761. 

By a certificate from Abraham Dow a Sqr., Aug. 14, 1770, Jesse John- 
son and Priscilla Kimball were married. 

Mabbied by John Calef Esqr. 
Capt. William Marshall to Mrs. Mirriam Mudgett, Feb. 3, 1790. 
Thomas Harvey and Anna Plummer, April 11, 1780. 
Royal Larnard and Tamar Davis, Aug. 2, 1787. 
Lott Little and Susanna Thomas, March 9, 1788. 

Abraham Brickette and Sarah Kelley, both of Hampstead were married 
by Mr. Peabody of Atkinson, July 20, 1788. 

Married by Edmund Moores Esqr. 
John Johnson Atkins and Abigail Rowell, March 21, 1790. 
Samuel Page and Dorothy Perry, August 17, 1790. 



KEY TO MAP OF HAMPSTEAD. 



The map of Hampstead designed from early surveys of 
boundary lines, as recorded on the first Book of Records, 
with later aids, observation and perhaps " guess work " is not 
claimed as accurate in proportions, but trust it may serve 
as a help to locate the residences of some of the inhabitants 
of the town and places known locally. 

A few rods of Atkinson was annexed to Hampstead, June 
26, 1859, and a small tract to Danville from Hampstead, 
March 27, 1877, and again a small part at the junction of 
Danville and Kingston to Danville in 1890. 

William Ayer. 
Mrs. Betsey H. Ayer. 
. Joshua F. and Albert P. Noyes. 
Wallace P. Noyes. 
Old Noyes House. 
Henry Noyes. 
John Mills. 
Edward F. Noyes. 
Tristram Little. 
Old Garland House. 
John and Arthur H. Little. 
Amasa Hunt. 
Charles W. Garland. 
Eugene L. Spinney. 
John W. Garland. 
Oliver Putnam. 
Miss M. Alice Brown. 
Mrs. Pardon Tabor. 
Alfred P. Emerson. 
James Williams. 
Charles W. Bailey. 
Charles H, Rundlett. 
Orren Randlett. 
Adin Sidney Little. 
Job Tabor. 
Charles Bailey. 
Dan'l H. Emerson. 



A. 


Ayer's Corner. 


5. 


B. 


Garland's Corner. 


6. 


C. 


Williams' Corner. 


7& 


D. 


Moultons' Corner. 


9. 


E. 


Cobb's Corner. 


10. 


F. 


Wadleigh Corner. 


11. 


G. 


Copp's Corner. 


12. 


H. 


Osgood's Corner. 


13. 


I. 


Ordway's Corner. 


14. 


J. 


Little's Corner. 


15. 


K. 


Marston's Corner. 


16. 


L. 


Emerson's Corner. 


17. 


M. 


Johnson's Corner. 


18. 


N. 


Page's Corner. 


19. 


0. 


Hoyt's Corner. 


20. 


P. 


Marshall's Corner. 


21. 


Q. 


Leighton's Corner. 


22. 


R. 


Carter's Corner. 


23. 


8. 


Hadley's Corner. 


24. 


T. 


Clough's Corner. 


25. 


Ch. 


Churches. 


26. 


S. 


Stores, 


27. 


X in 


square. Town Hall. 


28. 


Cem 


Cemeteries. 


29. 


2. 


High School. 


30. 


3. 


Library. 


31. 


4. 


Brickett's Grove. 


32. 
(452) 



HAMPSTEAD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



453 



No. 4 school house. 

No. 5 school house. 

Carter homestead. 

Anson B. Kimball. 

Dr. Samuel Morse home. 

Emery G. Eaton. 

Joseph G. Brown. 

Luther Chase place. 

Charles H. Osgood. 

Warren D. George. 

I. Wm. George. 

Good Templars Hall. 

James Smith house. 

Nelson Ordway. 

Mrs. John D. Ordway. 

(road) near Cem. W. Hamp- 

stead, E. E. Currier's. 
Edwin G. Johnson. 
Horace Adams. 
Giles F. Marble. 
Washington Noyes. 
Isaac Heath place. 
Mrs. Clara I. Davis. 
Alexander King. 
Mrs. Cynthia Alexander. 
T. K. Little. 
John W. Little. 
Arthur J. SpoUett. 
Mary E. Emerson. 
Hampstead depot. 
Daniel Nichols. 
Dr. Elmer E. Lake. 
D. L. N. Hoyt. 
John Marble. 
Charles W. Clough. 
J. H. Wood. 
Wm. H. Davis. 
Geo. H. Page. 
Seavey place. 

(From errors of engravers, read 7 as 8, and 8 as opposite 7 ; 8 at Osgood's Corner 
as under 80, for his store; residences of Benjamin W. Clark, Daniel K. Stickney, 
Charles Stevens, Amos Fitts, and John Eastman as between Hog hill brook and D.) 

There are in towii about two hundred- and ten dwelling 
houses, three churches, seven school houses besides high school, 
library, five shops for blacksmithing, and six stores, a few 
other buildings, except those connected with farms, and sum- 
mer cottages on the shores of the ponds, twenty or more. 



33. 


No. 2 school house. 


72. 


34. 


Wm. A. Emerson. 


73. 


35. 


Andrew M. Moultou. 


74. 


36. 


Isaac Randall. 


75. 


37. 


Charles H. Grover. 


76. 


38. 


Mrs. Albert L. Eastman. 


77. 


39. 


Parsonage. 


78. 


40. 


James H. Bond. 


79. 


41. 


Daniel Emerson. 


80. 


42. 


Shoe Factory. 


81. 


43. 


J. Bartlett Eastman. 


82. 


44. 


Charles Oilman. 


83. 


45. 


Dr. Bennette. 


84. 


46. 


Frank W. Emerson. 


85. 


47. 


Jacob Townsend. 


86. 


48. 


Wm. A. Little. 


87. 


49. 


John H. Heath. 




50. 


Francis H. Sawyer. 


88. 


51. 


John C. Sanborn. 


89. 


52. 


Dea. C. W. Pressey. 


90. 


53. 


J. W. Sanborn. 


91. 


54. 


Leonard E. Webber. 


92. 


55. 


Miss Ellen Marshall. 


93. 


56. 


Dr. Walter A. Allen. 


94. 


57. 


George H. Bragg. 


95. 


58. 


Everett Moulton. 


96. 


59. 


Henry Morgan. 


97. 


60. 


Charles B. Moulton. 


98. 


61. 


Lerock homestead. 


99. 


62. 


Forest E. Merrill. 


100. 


63. 


No. 1 school house. 


101. 


64. 


No. 6 school house. 


102. 


65. 


William J. Keazer. 


103. 


66. 


James Johnson. 


104. 


67. 


Sarah and Mary A. Clark. 


105. 


68. 


Gilbert Verburght. 


106. 


69. 


Ellsworth Hadley. 


108. 


70. 


No. 7 school house. 


109. 


71. 


No. 3 school house. 


110. 




MAP OF OLD NORFOLK COUNTY. 



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INDEX OF PERSONS AND FAMILIES. 



Abbot, 288. 

Betsey A,, 57. 
Adams, 106. 

Family sketch, 378. 

Chas. F., 137,237,302. 

John W., 237. 

Wm., 241. 

Nellie, 241. 
Addison, 229. 
Aldrich. 

Wm. J., 251. 
Alden. 

John, 212. 

Priscilla, 212. 
Allen. 

Samuel T., 82. 

Walter A. 136, 137, 
239, 248, 253, 272, 
392, 402. 

Jere., 163. 

Grace, 172. 

Sarah (Collins) 172. 

George, 248, 272, 296. 

Births of family, 400. 
Aiken, 229. 
Austin, births of, 404. 
Atkinson. 

Theodore, 12, 25. 
Atwood. 

John, 2, IS, 44, 287,315, 
397, 399. 

James, 21, 156, 201, 
400. 

Moses, 21, 116, 287. 

Mary J., 59. 

Chas. E., 296. 

Births of, 404. 
Arnold, 167, 313. 

Thomas, 163, 272. 

Benj., 166. 

Chas. W., 206. 

Thos. M.,292,401,403. 

Capt., 303. 
Autley, Capt., 288. 
Ayer, 166, 321, 348. 

Family sketch, 348. 

Obediah, 4. 

Jesse Capt., 62,76,79. 

Christopher P., 58, 86. 

Hezekiah, 122, 249, 
400. 



Ayer, Daniel Mrs., 154, 
211. 

Eben H., 196. 

Wm., 267, 297. 

Albert, 309. 

James, 309. 

Mary, 309. 

Births of family, 402. 
Banks. 

N. P. Gen., 180. 
Barker. 

Hannah, 156. 
Barry. 

Mary J., 210. 
Barnard, Rev. Mr., 110. 

Edward, 29. 

Geo., 294. 
Bates, Wm., 228. 
Baker. 

Geo. W., 300. 
Bassett. 

Cora M. 238. 

Chas., 250, 300. 

Grace N., 240-250. 
Bailey, 322, 353, 349, 388. 

Family sketch, 366. 

Chas. W., 136,251, 257, 
401, 402. 

David D., 240. 

Esther, 139, 140, 240, 
251, 266. 

Elbridge, 241. 

Fred O. 246. 

Forrest O., 61, 250. 

Hannah J., 250. 

Joshua, 18. 

Jacob, 22, 24, 35, 103, 
120, 149, 163, 164, 
286, 287. 

Jesse O., 237. 

Jessie, 239. 

Louisa R., 172. 

Laura A., 289. 

Stephen, 18. 

Smith, 287. 

Wm., 241. 

Births of, 405. 
Batchelder. 

Almira, 250. 

Benjamin, 294. 

Lorenzo, 250. 

(455) 



Baine. 

F. E., 224. 
Bailie. 
Agnes, 228. 
Joanna, 228. 
Barker. 

Thomas D., 229. 
Barbauld, Mrs., 229. 
Barnes. 

Eugene, 240. 
Barrett. 

Horace, 228. 
William. 229. 
Bartley, 324, 365. 
Family sketch, 374. 
Esther, 57, 184. 
Helen, 187. 
Joseph D., 138, 183, 

247. 
John M. C. Rev., 79, 
83, 138, 184, 242, 243, 
247, 248, 249, 250, 
251, 252, 260, 261, 
266, 314. 
Susan, 186. 
Susan D., 249. 
William T. Rev., 132, 

138, 169, 187. 
William. 186, 248. 
Bartlett, 166, 347. 
Family sketch, 378. 
Colonel, 116. 
Ezekiel, 185. 
Elsie, 241. 
John, 18, 311. 
Lydia D., 272. 
Myra E., 237. 
Nathaniel E., 137, 237, 

402. 
Reuben E. Rev., 271, 

278, 392. 
William, 243. 
William H., 319. 
Births of, 405. 
Bennette, 328, 345. 
Geo. R. Dr., 135, 136, 
137, 195, 196, 198, 
200,210, 215, 262, 256, 
392. 
Amelia F. Mrs., 138, 
253, 258. 



456 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



Besant. 

Walter, 222, 223, 225, 
22!t. 
Beardsley. 

Lizzie, 306. 
Beard. 

John, 24, 103. 

Births of, 405. 
Bean. 

Anson, 313. 

Benjamin, 287. 

Joseph, 2^7. 

Mary J., 237. 
Berrell. 

William, 294. 

Wm. H., 300. 
Beebe. 

Reuben, 300. 
Bell. 

Mechech Dr., 294. 
Beals. 

Charles, 2-50. 
Brickett, 166, 167, 344, 
345. 

Familj^ sketch, 344, 
345. 

Albert C, 229. 

John, 21. 

James. 108, 200. 

Joseph, 400. 

Moody H., 57, 58, 86. 

Richard K., 57, 263, 
2(54, 265, 267, 401. 

Ralph, 250. 

Sarah 0., 140, 2.50, 252. 

Births of, 406. 
Bradley. 

Isaac, 146, 152. 

E., 242. 

Births of, 405. 
Brags. 

Family sketch, 353. 

George, 296, 314. 

George H., 137, 138, 
140. 163, 314. 

Martha R., 314. 
Bragdon. 

George L. 237. 

Joseph, 336. 
Bradford. 

J. X., 270. 
Brown, .330, 345, .349. 

Alice M., 151, 237. 

Abigail, 2.50. 

Charles Mrs., 395, 

Daniel, 152. 

E. lie v., 237. 

Herbert N., 240. 

Hannah, 315. 

Joseph, 18, 21, 152, 
250, 288. 



Brown, Joseph G., 51, Calfe. 

86, 136, 137, 183, 211. Elizabeth, 249 
Jolm, 20. 



72, 73. 



James, 20. 

Jabez. 287. 

Moses, 287. 

Mary A., 59, 250. 

Samuel, 18, 20, 87, 
152. 

Simeon, 1.52. 

William, 152, 298. 

Births of, 405. 
Bryant. 

Andrew, 21. 
Brewster. 

Marquis J.. 299. 
Bond. 325, 367. 

Gilbert, 287. 

John, 2, 7, 8, 9, 18. 20, 
22, 36, 163, 287, 297, 
399. 

Jona.', 36, 286. 

James H., 138, 139. 

William W., 241. 

Births of, 405. 
Boyd. 

Everett, 339. 
Boynton. 

John Dr., 248, 292. 

Charles F., 2.52. 
Bothwell, J. T., 320. 
Blood. 

William, 288. 
Blaine. 

James G., 340. 
Blake. 

William, 229, 388. 
Buck, 166. 



286, 
296, 

2.50, 



Horace G. K 

Lois, 2.50. 

Louisa, 354. 

Joseph J., 299, 320. 

John, 18,21, 35,36,52, 
116, 117, 130, 212, 
251, 252, 273, 
287, 294, 295, 
397, 399, 400. 

James, 61, 249, 
251, 253, 400. 

Thomas, 210. 

Robert, 120, 286. 

Births of, 408. 

HoseaBallou,339,40I 
Tappan, 313, .327 
Mary Johnson, 

212. 
Nellie B., .341. 
Susie I., 341. 
Family sketch, 

340, 341. 
Births of, 409. 
Carlton. 
Mary, 314, 351. 
Jona., 314, .397. 
Priscilla, 307. 

Howard, 241, 246. 
Calderwood. 
MaryF., 239. 

Charles J., 2.37. 
David, 251. 
William, 239. 
William J., 240, 251. 



156, 



339, 



Amos, .58, 86, 87, 185, 
234, 242, 248, 266, Canterbury. 
3 '5, .397, 400, 403. Duke of, 228. 

William E., 210, 248, Cabot. 
2.57. John, 144. 

BuUard. Caswell. 

Ebenezer W. Rev., W. S., 395. 
205, 242, 252, 260, Chapman. 

Micah, 287. 



261, 264. 
Bunker. 

B. B. Rev., 251, 271. 
Bushby. 

Xathaniel, 11, 298. 
Buswell. 

Sarah, 156, 388. 
Butler. 

Dr., 228. 
Bigelow, 341. 
Bickford. 

George N., 298. 
Bickersteth. 

Henry, 228. 
Byron, 228. 



Chuet. 

Births of, 407. 
Cheney. 

Births of, 407. 
Clayton. 

George, 397. 

Simeon S., 397. 

William H., 397. 

William, 313. 
Chue. 

Charles, 313. 
Clough, 307. 

Charles, 272, 297, 306. 

Charles W., 306. 



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457 



Clougli, Ge()re;o A., 306. 
Nathaniel, 294. 
William R., 299. 
William, 287. 
Kcuben, 7. 
Clark. 
Tkomas, 5. 
Amos, 5, 20, 26, 155, 

237, 353. 
Widow Sarah, 18. 
William, 58, 403. 
Heirs of John H., 126. 
BenjaminW., 136, 156, 

402. 
Lillian J., 140, 395. 
Mary A , 155. 
Sarah A., 155. 
Henry, Mrs., 184. 
Henry, 212, 249. 
Mary E., 237. 
Freci L., 237. 
Kimball E., 2-10, 265. 
William P., 246. 
,Tohn, 287. 
Harlan P., 300. 
Daniel, Hon., 318. 
Marv, 320. 
Abby, 321. 
Moses, 401. 
Family sketch, 374. 
Births of, 407. 
Chatham. 

Lord. 219, 224. 
Chandler, 20, 62, 388. 
Abner, 151. 
Abbie F., 1.32. 
Joseph, 152. 
W. D., 223. 
Choate. 

Elizabeth P., 336, 
Chase, 290, 310. 
Acquilla, 212. 
Emma F., 237. 
Emma S., 334. 
John, 18. 

John K., 138, 392, 393 
Joseph, 21, 262. 
Linus L., 237. 
Loren M., 300. 
Luther, 1.52, 392. 

Mary, 331, 333. 

Nellie, 212. 

Susanna, 156. 

Births of, 408. 
Clarkson, 229. 
Clement. 

Abiah, 150. 

Ann, 344. 

J. S., 19, 80. 

Sarah, 152, 320. 

Moses, 10 



Coker. 

Kate E., 237, 265. 
Jennie E., 237. 
E. M., 265, 326. 
Cole. 

Britta, 240. 
Coburn, 106. 
Corliss. 
Joshua, 163, 209, 287, 

353. 
A. W., 209. 
Jonathan, 285. 
Family sketch, 359, 

.360,361. 
Births, 408. 
Cook. 

James, 3. 
Corson, 167. 

John S.. 132, 136, 137, 
143, 253, 2,58. 265, 
266, 267, 395, .398. 
Mary E., 172. 
Lulu, 172. 
Harold E., 140. 
Flora A., 237. 
Abbie M., 238. 
Fred W., 238. 
Edwin, 240. 
Harold, 240. 
Nathaniel, 297, 402. 
Avender, 297. 
Family, 369. 
Colby. 

Jonathan, 7, 312. 
Olando, 7. 
Clara A., 50. 
Rhoda, 155. 
Dorothy, 155. 
Sarah, 155. 
Stephen, 161. 
Edmond, 285. 
Benjamin, 312, 
Betsey, 312. 
Isaac, 327. 
Emma F., 351. 
Enos, 398, 401. 
Births of, 406. 
Copp. 

David, 2, 5, 155, 285, 

286. 
Moses, 5, 22, 151, 155, 

399. 
Ebenezer, 18, 20, 287, 

314. 
Joshua, 18. 
Captain, 109. 
Aaron, 155. 
Births of, 408. 
Cobb. 
Ralph, .395. 
H. P., 395. 



Colfax. 

Schuyler, .303. 
Collins. 
Richard, 153. 

A. A., 210. 

Births of, 407. 
Cogswell, 261. 

William, Dr., 52. 

Rev. Dr., 54. 
Cowan. 

W. B., 320. 
Corner. 

Geo. W., 297, 327. 
Couch. 

Benjamin, 287. 
Cowdery. 

Sarah E. I., 206. 

William, 250, 2.54. 
Coffin, 288. 
Cox. 

Clara. 337. 
Crockett. 

David, 79. 
Croford. 

Thomas, 2, 285. 
Crawford. 

Thomas, 18. 
Cromwell, 288. 
Cunniuoham. 

C. W., 223. 
Currier, 167, 310. 

Ezekiel, 21, 163, 250, 
335. 

Jacob, 21, 295. 

Joseph, 21. 

Samuel, 21, 36,121,262, 

312, 389. 
SamuelJr.,21. 
Asa, 163. 
Wallace E. 238. 
Blanche E.,239. 
Dora E., 250. 
Benjamin G., 298. 
Cutter. 

Mary A., 330. 
Gushing. 
James, Rev., 5, 6, 7, 

148. 
Caleb, 14S. 
Wra. B., 301, 303, -304, 

305. 
Davis, 154, 167, 288, 350.. 
Obediah, 2. 155, 286. 
Josiah, 18,1.55,287,309. 
Eliphalet, 20. 
Betsey H., .59. 
Jesse,' B., 68, 247 
Jesse, 83. 
William H., 132, 143, 

185,262,267,298,398» 

401. 



458 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



Davis, Ilannah, 152, 

.lane (Taylor), 172. 

James, 155. 

Alice M., 238,348. 

Marv(J., •^■10, 205,267. 

Mary n.,2-11. 

Ezra, 247, 249. 

Mary E., 249. 

Joanna, 249. 

Caroline, 249. 

Samuel, 287. 

Edward. 2S7. 

John, 2S7. 

Aaron H., 298, 401, 
402. 

Wid.. 314. 

Family sketch, 363. 

Births of, 409. 
Darling. 

Frank E., 138, 240. 

Births of, 409. 
Darbe. 

Mary (Morse), 1.38,212. 
Dana. 

Susan, 324. 

Doctor, 324. 
Dalton. 

Tristram, 327. 
Damon. 

Charles, 261. 
Dexter. 

David, 20. 
Dearborn. 

Abigail, 53. 

Elizabeth M.,.352. 

John S., 53. 
Dickey. 

Mvron P. Rev., ISO. 
237, 242, 257, 369,370! 

Mrs., 181. 

Maurice, 20, 247. 
Dickens. 

Charles, 228. 
Dixon. 

General, 282. 
Dins more. 

Samuel, 254. 
Dollar. 

Sarah, 315, 334. 
Downer. 

Sarah, 334. 
Dow. 

Simon, Lt., 60. 

Francis V., 62, 398. 

Moses H., 210. 

Joseph, 7. 

Geo. R., 298. 

Births of, 409. 
Dodge. 

Samuel, 287. 

Births of, 409. 



Dustin, 

John, 10, 151. 

Abby, 210. 
Durham. 

Lord, 223. 
Dyer. 

William, 238. 

Earle. 

Rev. Mr., 271. 
Fames. 

Births of, 400, 
Eastman, 2, 0, 311, 344. 



Eastman,family sketch, 
322 to 344. ■ 

Births of, 409-410. 
Eaton. 

Jere, 2, 5, 22, 399. 

Benj., 5, 152. 

John, 21, 152, 295. 

Daniel, 146. 

Thomas, 146, 153, 211. 

Joseph, 1.53. 

Norris, 241. 

Osgood, 285. 

Births of, 410. 



Peter, 2, 14, 15, 18, 22, Edgerly. 
26,36,103, 120,149, Elwin A., 238, 251. 
154, 15.5, 156, 2ii7, Emery. 
262, .398, 399. Moses, 21. 

Wm., 2, 22. Thomas, 21, 237. 

Benj., 313. Emmons. 

Joshua, 21, 84, 2.j0, John, 287, 291. 

262, 400. Ela, 348, 352. 

Jonathan, 21, 121, 149, Erksine. 

1.54, 155, 156, 398, Thomas, 218, 229. 
Evans. 
E. H., 223. 
249, Chas. F., 300. 
256, Benj. F., 300. 
397, Everett. 

Geo., 287. 
Go., 287. 



399, 400. 
Josiah C, Dr., 57, 151, 

176, 237, 243, 

251, 252, 2.55, 

257, 312, 392, 

403. 
Jacob E., 58, 62, 



Tappan, 397. Exeter. 

George W., 62. Lord Bishop, 228. 

Edmund T., 70, 71, Emerson, 206. 



246. 
Albert L., 76, 77, 249, 

403. 
Amasa, 85, 116. 
Mary E. (Mrs.), 140, 

265, 266. 
John, 155. 
Albert, 238. 
J. Bartlett, 238, 395, 

402. 
John M., 239. 
Susan R., 315. 
Henry L., 239. 
Susie A., 239. 
Joseph, 248, 250. 
Ella, 249. 
Mary B., 249. 
Mary, 2.50. 
Helen M., 250. 
Judith, 263. 
Hamilton C, 398. 
Adeline, Mrs., 203. 
Geo. W. 267. 
Rev. Mr., 271. 
Obediah, 287. 
Caleb, 287. 
Frank, S., 297. 
Wid. Hannah, 315. 



Steven, 3, 26. 

Benj., 3, 18, 22, 26,41, 

121, 149, 151, 247, 

295, 296, 398, 399. 
Caleb, 18. 
John, 36, 121, 250, 251, 

262, 266, 398, 400. 
Benj. Dudley, 44, 63, 

64, 107, 151, 186, 233, 

236, 247. 
Frederick, 41, 58, 73, 

79, 86, 107, 184. 
Abner, 41, 247. 
Daniel, 109, 159, 185, 

212, 238, 258, 266, 

395. 
Wm. A., 132, 136, 137, 

139, 185, 212, 256, 

398, 401. 
Arthur M., 132, 139, 

395. 
Frank W., 132, 143, 

207, 272. 402. 
Robert, 149, 151. 
Stephen, 151, 399. 
Priscilla, 152. 
Horatio, 185. 
Minnie (Stevens), 172. 



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459 



Emerson, Abbie (Dow), 
172. 

Esther, 172. 

Alice (Hamlin), 172. 

John W., 20'J. 

Mary, 211, 250. 

James H., 211, 251, 
252, 253, 258, 403. 

Dan'lH.,212, 242, -.^51, 
395, 401, 403, 

Albert H., 238. 

Frank W., 395. 

Chas. n., 238, 395. 

Emma E., 238, 251. 

Frank W., 238. 

Albion D., 239, 265, 
267, 395. 

JohnH., 239. 

Geo. S., 239, 248. 

Mary L., 239, 251, 395. 

Jesse M., 240, 395. 

Myron E., 241. 

Alfred P., 248, 265. 

Elizb., 265. 

Wid. Sarah, 314, 

Family sketch, 367, 
368, '369. 

Births of, 410, 411. 
Fairfax, 228, 
Faunce. 

11. P. Rev,, 188. 
Farley, 

Benj., 294, 
Ferguson, 

V. C, 320, 
Fessenden, 

Gen., 322, 
Follows. 

Mary J., 140. 

Wm., 265, 

Ruth, 338. 
Fern. 

Sally, 350. 
Fitts. 

W.Amos, 138,264,267, 

Geo. C, 11, 242, 250, 
402. 

Wm. E,, 238, 395. 

Carrie, 238. 

Annie B., 239, 250. 

J. N., 330, 
Fitzgerald. 

John, 295. 
Flagg. 

Samuel, Dr., 36. 

Births of, 411. 
Flint. 

Edw., 4, 12, 13, 151. 
Flood. 

James, 287. 

Moses, 287. 



Foss. 

Job, 294. 

Ezra W., 294. 
Fogg. 

L. N., 138, 271, 
Foote. 

Ola M., 239, 

Alf red W. 321,347,398. 

Fannie, 256, 
Foster, 

J ere, 287. 
Fowler. 

Judge, 237. 

Page, 2S7. 
Ford, 28, 91. 

Robert E,, 146,148,150, 
350, 

James, 150. 

Lydia, 150. 
Foliansbee. 

Capt., 4. 

Orren E., 265. 
Frost, 167, 

Chas. E., 298. 

Nathaniel, 299. 
French, 

John,/9. 

Joseph, 19, 21, 54, 295, 
314, 398, 399, 400. 

Thomas, 286, 287. 

Judith, 315. 

Hannah, 315. 

Celina, 220. 

Rhoda, 351. 

Births of, 411. 
Garland, 166. 

Family, 373, 374, 

Mary A,, 59, 184, 243, 
250. 

Charles W., 132, 136, 
157, 140, 212, 220, 
221, 222, 224. 238, 
242, 257, 396, 402. 

John W, 152, 262, 267, 
401. 

Ada (Emerson), 172. 

Leona C, 245. 

John A., 246. 

B, B,, 250, 252,266,400, 
Gardner, 

Rufus P. Rev., 136, 
137, 193, 195, 196, 
198, 200, 201, 203, 
204, 205, 208, 237, 
242, 258, 261, 265, 
266, 267, 272. 

AddieB..139, 140, 240, 
265. 
Gass, 

James. 287. 

Wm., 287. 



Garrett, 

J, N., 270, 
Gleason. 

G, L., 271. 
George. 

Wm., 19, 163, 295. 

Austin, 21. 

Jonathan, 27. 

Wid. Sarah G., 44, 315. 

Daniel G., 212, 300, 

301, 302, 303, 304. 
Samuel, 241. 
Arthur P., 248. 
C. W., 248. 
Warren D., 250. 
Annie E., 250. 
Daniel G., 300, 301, 

302, 303, 304,305,306, 
Lyman P., 300. 
Family sketch, 363. 
Births of, 412. 

Green. 

Peter, 156. 

Hannah, 155. 
Griffin. 

Hannah, 153, 

William, 21, 353. 

Lillie R., 238. 

Annie L., 239. 

Will Griffin, 239. 

Edith S., 239. 

Louise B., 239, 395. 

John, 270, 287, 

Martha, 353. 
Graves . 

James, 3, 9, 22, 24, 
155, 399. 

Samuel, 11. 

Myra B., 315, 393. 
Greenough. 

Gilman, 384. 

Births of, 412. 
Greeley, 

Edward, 20. 

Horace, 180, 340, 
Grout. 

Major, 288. 
Grant. 

Duncan, 287. 

Jos. H., 401, 402, 403, 
Grover, 167. 

Chas. H., 159,185,251, 
297. 

Abbie C, 140. 

Stillman H., 147. 

Charles H. Jr., 187,239. 

Bessie L., 230. 

Fred C, 230. 

Abbie C, 240, 251. 

Family sketch, 366, 
367. 



460 



MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



Oilman, 20. 

Chas. B., 138,353,395. 
Gilmore, 287. 
Gile. 

Ebenezer. 2, 5, 14, 24, 
103, 397. 

Jonathan, 3, 5. 

Moses, 5, 24. 

Capt., 07. 

Martha, 155. 

Births of, 411. 
Gibson. 

E. H. L.. 57, 58, 62,248, 

James, 248, 256, 400. 
Guikl. 

Wm., 294. 
Gurdy. 

Meshach, 7. 

Jacob, 7. 
Gordon. 

Jesse, 121, 251, 397, 
400, 402. 

John, 21. 

Silas D., 203. 

Arthur D., 204. 

Rachel, 349. 

Family sketch, 385, 
386, 387. 

Births of, 411. 
Goodwin. 

Nathan, 19,24,155,296. 

Timothy, 22, 36, 121, 
155, 262, 296, 397, 
399. 

Dea., 67. 

Judy, 67. 

Simeon, 285. 

John, 285. 

Jona.,294. 

Theopolis, 294. 

Births of, 412. 
Gove. 

Joseph, 285. 
Gould. 

Anna, 155, 
Goflfe. 

Col., 322. 

Major, 285. 

John, Capt., 286. 

Chas., 300. 
Goodell. 

Richard, 5. 

Gov., 340. 
Godfrey. 

Mary, 1.52. 
Hazen, ,388. 

Richard, 3, 4, 5, 22, 24, 
35. 119, 146, 149, 152, 
158, 159, 399. 

John, Capt., 19, 35. 
120, 152, 104, 280. 



Hazen, Wid. Sarah, 19, 

Heirs of Rich. Jr., 19. 

Births of, 415. 
Haynes. 

Thomas, 109. 

Sarah, 156. 

John E., 238. 
Hart. 

Robert, 132,139. 

Robert Mrs., 138. 

Col., 286. 
Harden, Henry, Sir, 221, 

222, 223. 
Haseltine. 

James, 238. 

J ere., 287. 

Julia E., 352. 

Births of, 414. 
Hastings. 

Robert, 287. 
Haselton. 

Wm., 336. 
Hancock. 

William, 2, 5. 

John, 212 
Hadley, 313. 

Benjamin, 5. 

Joseph, 5, 19, 148, 155. 

David, 19, 285, 296. 

Widow Juditli, 19. 

James,61,285, 296, 400. 

Caleb, 116. 

Joseph, Jr., 155. 

Ellsworth, 155. 

Abel, 286. 

Samuel, 399. 

Family sketch, 373, 

Births of, 413 
Hackett. 

Phillip, Dr., 631. 

Births of, 414. 
Hathaway. 

Edward D., 246. 
Hall. 

Edward W,, 238. 
Harris. 

Elmer E., 210. 

Elmer S., 250. 

Leander, 299, 398. 

Mary H., 343. 

Jerome, 343. 

Flora J., 351. 

Julia E., 356. 
Harriman, 389. 

Nathaniel, 2, 154. 

John, 18, 20, 1.54, 155, 
285,286,287, 296, 313, 
399. 

Reuben, 18,21,121,202, 
287, 313, 348, 399. 

Heirs of Rich., 18, 154, 



Harriman, Jonathan, 

146. 
Nathan, 1-48, 149. 
Mathew, 154. 
Elizabeth, 155. 
Abner, 154. 
Stephen, 154. 
Ashuel, 285, 286. 
William, 287. 
Joshua, 287. 
Mehitable, 313, 
Abigail, 313. 
Caleb, 338. 400, 
Fannie, 347. 
Births of, 413, 414. 
Hale, Lieut., 4. 
Thomas, 11, 348. 
Eben, Capt., 19. 
Benjamin, 19, 103. 
Jonathan, 14. 21. 
Moses, 22, 3'.t7, 399. 
Tamosine, 153, 307. 
Robert, 287. 
Sarah, 334. 
Sarah A., 3.53. 
Births of, 413. 
Heath, 92. 
Nathaniel, 2, 5, 14, 18, 

19. 103, 151, 399. 
John, 400. 
William, 2, 19,151, 286, 

287. 
David, 2. 

Caleb, 2, 5, 13, 151. 
James, 2, 146, 287,296. 
Benjamin, 5, 19, 151,. 

285. 
.Jeremiah, 5. 
Bartholnew, 5, 19, 21^ 

24, 122, 285, 296, 399. 
William Jr., 19. 
Jesse, 31, 287, 400. 
Isaac, 21, 400, 401,402. 
Mary J., 59, 155. 184. 
Mary F., 140, 172, 240, 

251, 263, 265. 
JohnH., 151,251,395, 

402. 
Judith, 152. 
Mary E., 238. 
Charles, 241. 
Eliphalet, 250, 401. 
Annie L., 2.50. 
Zedediah, 285. 
Josiah, 285, 286. 
Elijah, 286. 
Reuben, 287. 
Samuel, 2S7. 
, Enoch, 287. 
Richard, 287. 
Enoch Jr., 287. 



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Heath, Moses, 287. 

Family sketch,3()4,36r). 

Births of, 414, 415. 
Herbert, 229. 
Hemenway. 

Moses, 30, 48, 50. 
Hebbard. 

Dauiel, 2, 7. 
Henry. 

Patrick, 116. 
Hitchcock. 

Clara T., 210. 
Hildreth. 

Robert, 287. 

Levi, 20, 287. 

Births of, 415. 
Hinds, 313. 

David B., 298. 

Simeon D., 299. 
Hill, 392. 

liowland. Sir, 229. 

Josie, 239. 

Ella, 239. 

William H., 327. 

Hannah, 343. 

Isaac, 343. 
Hoit. 

Jaboz, Jr.,21, .309, 310, 
400. 

Hazen L., 71. 

Charlotte, 310. 

Births of, 415. / 
Hovt, 167, 206. 

Ebenezer, 58, 86, 163, 
249, 287, 347,348, 400, 
401. 

Philena W., 59, 184. 

Moses, Esq., 61,249,349, 
397, 400, 401, 402,403. 

Daniel, 151, 3. 

I. William, 139. 

Lizzie (Gilmore), 172. 

Eliphalet, 211, 347. 

Daniel N., 211, 258, 
349, 401. 

Hattie E., 238. 

M. Lillie, 238. 

Hazel, 238. 

Mary L., 258, 349. 

Caleb J., 297, 349. 

Hazen L.,299. 

David L. X., 299, 349. 

Mehitable, 347. 

George O., 349. 

.Tabez, 398. 

Family sketch, 349. ^ 
Hogg. 

John, 2, 7, 9, 11, 155, 
310, 314, 325, 397,400, 
402. 

Elizabeth, 310. 



Horton. 

Eliza, 300. 
Ilolbrook. 

George,115. 
Houghton. 

Edward J. ,302,303,305. 
Hough. 

George, 270. 
Hooka. 

Russell, 250. 
Howard. 

Ann M., 250, 263, 265. 

Hannah M., 315, 330. 
Hurabolt. 

Alex. Von, 316. 
Huntoon. 

Henry C, 257. 
Hutchenson. 

Capt., 288. 
Huse. 

Israel, 27, 153. 

Israel Jr., 7. 

James, 21,296,311,399. 

Timothy, Dea., 34. 

Thomas, 115, 161, 327. 
Hutchens, 152. 

Hezekiah Capt., 19, 
20, 163, 165, 173, 175, 
212, 287, 296, 310,338. 

Ephraim, 20, 287. 

Frances, 151. 

Jonathan, 154, 

John, 287. 

Leonard, 299. 

Anna, 310. 

Polly, 338. 

Richard, 338. 

Family sketch, 338. 

Births of, 413. 
Hunkins. 

John, 22, 399. 

Etta M., 238. 

James, 249, 265. 

Robert, 286. 

Family sketch, 391. 

Births of, 413. 
Hurd. 

Births of, 415. 
Hunt. 

Jonathan, 5. 

William, 19, 287. 

James, Mrs., 138. 

James, 138. 

Leigh, 228. 

John, Mrs., 238. 

Pearl, 241. 

Mabel, 241. 

Harry, 241. 

Enoch, 287. 

Hepsebiah, 353. 

Births of, 415. 



Hydo. 

George H., 1.58, 251. 

Elsie M., 240, 250. 

Josie F.,240. 

Grace, 240. 

Lorenzo F., 2.50. 

Family sketch, 387. 
Ishma. 

Arthur P., 222. 
Irving. 

Mattie M., 238. 

H. Albert, 238, 350. 

Sarah E., 250. 

Jacob, 250, 266. 

Family sketch, 350. 

Births of, 416. 
Ingalls. 

Peter, 286. 

Israel, 287. 
Jackson. 

Robert, 296. 
Jacques. 

Sarah W., 350. 
Jewett, 340. 
Jenness, 349. 

Manora, 132, 169, 

Jona., 287. 

Geo. O. Rev., 205, 250, 
252, 267. 
Jeffers. 

James, 154. 
Jennings. 

Jona., 287. 
Jones, 288-347. 
Judson. 

Everett, 246. 

Fred, 246. 
Johnson, 167, 313. 

Michael, 2, 156, 285, 
309. 

Daniel, 2. 

Zecheriah, 2, 19, 156. 

John, 2, 21, 22, 25, 103, 
149, 286, 309, 397, 
399. 

James, 2, 298. 

Stephen, 5, 19, 103, 
153, 156, 314, 399. 

Stephen Jr., 5, 1.56. 

Jesse, 15, 18, 19, 20, 
296, 391. 

Caleb, 19. 

Charles, 19, 35. 

Samuel, 19, 21, 287, 
294, 297. 

Sewell, 402. 

Noah, 20, 287. 

Abraham, 21, 287. 

Samuel, Jr., 21. 

Joseph, 21, 156. 

Henry, 21. 



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MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



Johnson, John, Jr., 21. 
Susan E. 5it. 
Charles. Hon., r20. 
Dr., 229. 
Willie L., 238. 
George A., 238. 
Ella F., 238. 
Walter A., 240. 
Moses H.. 249. 
Moses, 249. 
Elvira L., 2.iO. 
William Capt., 250, 

287. 
Abbie A., 250. 265. 
Nathan, 250, 401. 
Robert, 285. 
Jona., 287. 
Luther, 296. 
John, Jr., 299. 
William H., 290. 
Family sketch, 380 to 

385. 390. 
Births of, 416, 417. 
Kelly, 16(i, 349, 353, 356. 
John, Rev., 27. 42, 46, 

49, 50, 92, 96, 114, 

115, 121, 122, 179, 

208, 247, 251, 266, 

269, 273, 314. 
Henry True, 42. 
Elizabeth, 46. 
Sarah, 155. 
John, 247. 
Zuriah, 287. 
Samuel, 315. 
Births of, 417. 
Kent, 350. 
John, 19, 152, 285, 287. 
Job, 21, .36, 44, 121, 

1.52, 262, 287, 296, 

399. 
Jona., 36, 61,262, 265, 

315. 
Louisa E., 59, 337. 
Clara A., 59, 184, 249. 
Lorenzo, 64, 65. 
Stephen, 149, 156. 
Abigail, 1.54. 
George E., 238. 
Marv E., 249. 
Peter, 287. 
Family sketch, 370, 

371. 
Births of, 418, 
Kezar. 
John, 2, 19, 152. 
George, 2, 285. 
Eben, 9, 
Wm. J., 132, 138, 139, 

1(53. 
Frank, 2-38, 239, 



Kezar, James, 296. 

George W., 297. 

Mary, 330. 

Family sketch, 361, 
302. 

Births of, 419. 
Kidd. 

Daniel, 7. 
Kinkead. 

Births of, 418. 
Knight. 

James, Dr., 36, 236, 
251, 392, 398, 400, 
402. 

Wid. Joshua, 315. 

Wid. Ann, 315. 
Keats, 229. 
Kelers, 288. 
Knott. 

J. H., 271, 272. 
Kendall, 288. 

L. C. Rev., 330. 
King. 

Alexander, 151. 

Ida A., 240, 395. 

Edw. J., 240. 

Grace, 241. 

Mabel, 241. 
Kimball. 

Jonathan, 2, 202. 

Benj., 5, 15, 18, 19, 21, 
22, 36. 121, 155, 169, 
202, 261, 399, 400. 

Moses, 18, 22, 287. 

Widow, 18. 

John, 20, 41. 

Mary, 151. 

Anson B., 1,56, 402. 

Jabez, 246. 

True, 251. 

Dudley, 287, 393. 

Warren A., 298. 

Jacob, 398, 400, 402. 

Family sketch, 375. 

Births of, 418, 419. 
Kelsea. 

Caroline, Mrs., 138. 
Lake. 

Geo. E. Rev., 210, 212, 
238, 239, 247, 

Mary E,, 238, 251. 

Elmer E., Dr., 243, 
253, 261, 392. 

ThorndikeP.,247, 250, 
251. 

Helen P., 250. 

Sarah, .331. 

Eleazor, 331. 
Ladd. 

Tryphena W., 200. 

Ellen K., 210. 



Lane, 

Warren L., 398, 400, 
402. 
Lawton. 

Mary S., 238. 
Legacy. 

James, 238. 

Lewis, 299. 
Leighton. 

Irving, 244, 353. 
Lear. 

John, 294. 
Lee. 

Jesse, 269. 
Leavitt. 

Nathaniel, 287. 
Lerock sketch, 347. 
Love. 

William A., 238,270. 
Lord, 317. 

Lovewell, Col., 286. 
Lovejoy. 

Grace N., 239. 
Lowell. 

Molly, 156. 

Elmer, 300. 
Lincoln, .335. 
Loromer, 27, 272. 
Lunt. 

Elizabeth, 153. 
Little, 167, 3.50, 351, 352,. 
353. 

George, Jr.. 2,5,11,22, 
25,26,103,151,161,399. 

Ezekiel, 2, 41, 247. 

Joseph, 2, 18, 150. 

Daniel, 2, 5, 12, 18, 20, 
22, 29, 35, 36, 97, 98, 
103, 109, 119, 121, 
150, 156, 158, 202, 
262, 287, 310, 315, 
397, 399. 

Thomas, 11. 

Benj., 18,295,398,399. 

Enoch, 18. 

Moses, 18,^20, 36, 121, 
250, 262, 287, 296, 

310, 350, 351, 397, 
399, 400. 

Samuel, 18, 21, 120, 
150, 286, 295, 296, 

311, 397, 399. 
Stephen, 18, 400. 
Micajah, 20, 400. 
Jonathan, 20, 208, 400, 

402. 
Walter, 21. 

Jona. K., 42, 121, 247. 
Tristram, 58, 86, 136, 

137,140, 1.53,183,212. 

234, 237, 242, 287. 



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46a 



Little, Elizabeth A., 59. 
John, HI, 287, oOO. 
Eben H., (i5, 251, 401. 
Daniel, Kev., 120. 
Albert H., Mrs., 132, 

143, 263, 267. 
William A., 138. 
Abbie (Gale), 172, 395. 
William. 208. 
Charles H., 208. 
Nath'l, 208, 209, 251, 

327, 398. 
Wm. C, 234, 242, 250, 

398, 401, 403. 
Orrie B., 238, 250. 
William F., 238, 327. 
Alice M., 238, 250. 
Arthur H., 238, 239. 
Annie R., 238. 
H. Walter, 241. 
Robert, 248. 
Myrta A., 24.5. 
Ethel N., 24.5. 
Elbridge G., 247. 
Henry A., 248. 
Belinda, 250. 
Polly, 250. 
Abigail, 250. 
Jessie M., 251. 
AdinT., 299. 
S. Adin, 253, 361. 
Moses B., 404. 
Lucy A., 270. 
Abner, 287, 296, 399. 
Lot, 287. 
Frank H., 298. 
Linus H., 298. 
Lewis C, 351. 
Henry C, 298, 394. 
Hannah, 310. 
Mary, 310. 
Elizabeth, 366. 
Sarah, 312. 
Sally, 315. 
Emily J., Dr., .392. 
Thomas K., 401. 
Family sketch, 350 

to 356. 
Births of, 418 to 420. 
Marshall. 
Wm., Lieut., 19, 121, 

156, 287, 314, 315, 

338, 393, 397, 399, 

400, 402. 
Andrew B., 61, 243, 

247, 249, 252, 397, 

398, 400, 401, 403. 
Samuel. 67. 68, 249, 

251, 296, 400, 402. 
Arthur W., 67,70,197, 

247. 



Marshall, Ellen, 156, 338. 

Lsaac H., 203, 249. 

M. Alice, 203. 

Ruth A., 238. 

Charles B., 238. 

Silas, 249, 250, 338. 

Clarissa, 250. 

Eleanor, 250. 

Sally, 250. 

Caleb, 250, .338. 

Family sketch, 338. 

Births of, 422. 
Marble. 

Nath'l, 148. 

Giles F., 155, 211, 248, 
251. 

DanaG., 201, 238, 251. 

Walter, 238. 

Fred D., 2-38. 

Ralph. 241. 

Charles E., 246, 

Family sketch, .362, 
363. 
Mason. 

John, Capt., 144. 
Mackard. 

James, 350. 
Martin, 167. 

Hamlin S.. 137. 

Julia A. Mrs., 138. 

Allen B., 298, 313,401. 

Catherine E., 341. 
Mansfield. 

Earl of, 219, 229. 
Manuel. 

Peter, 287. 
Maynard, 327. 
Mayly, 150. 

Dennis, 238. 

Kate, 238. 

Daniel, 350. 
Mayle. 

S. C, 223. 
March. 

Stephen, 287. 

Benj., 294. 

Ellen F., 347. 
Merrill, 311. 

Abel, 19. 

John, 19, 163. 

Rev. Mr., 47. 

Mary E., 59. 

Simon, 62, 250, 266, 
312. 349, 352. 

Forrest E., 132, 137, 
138, 231, 238, 242, 
353, 262, 263, 265, 
267, 272, 348. 

Sarah, 153. 

Nathaniel, 163. 

Joshua, 163. 



Merrill, Abner, 163. 

Deliverance, 155. 

Mrs., 184. 

Henry A., 201, 20.3. 

John, Dea., 202. 

Mary A., 2.50, 349. 

George, 250. 

Amos, 267, 398. 

Simon, 287. 

William, 294. 

Daniel, 312. 

Joanna, 312. 

Mary, 312, 

George E., 333. 

Family sketch, .348. 

Births of, 421. 
Merriara, 110. 
Meserve. 

Nathaniel, 285. 
Merrick, 313. 

Joseph, 163, 287. 

Frances, 163, 261. 

George B., 210. 

Henry, 238. 

Calvin, 2.50. 

Joshua C, 401. 

Family sketch, 354, 
355. 
McDuffie, 167. 

George H., 299. 

John, 349. 

Martha, 349. 
McLaren. 

David, 313. 
McEvoy. 

Susan, Mrs., 210. 
McNiel. 

Carrie, 240. 

W. A., 267, 
McNair, 

Lt.-Com., .304. 
McNally. 

Rev. W., 270. 
McClellen. 

Gen., ,342. 
McCoUester. 

John F., 252, 2.53, 341. 
Minot. 

William H., 297. 
Milton, 228, 
Millard. 

Hannah, 258. 
Mitchel, 

Thomas, 287, 

Births of, 422, 
Mills. 

John, 16, 18, 19, 151, 
154, 156, 

John E., 38, 73, 231, 
.395, 402. 

Bessie, 172, 395. 



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MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



Mills, James, 2. 
Amos, 2. 
Levi, 287. 
Annie S., 395. 
Annie K., 172. 
Susanna, 204. 
Cecil, 239, 203. 
Births of. 422. 
Muzzey. 
John, 2, 5, 14, 15, 16, 

18, 19, 22, 24, 153, 

155, 393, 398, 399. 
Thomas, 397, 400, 402. 
Births of, 423. 
Munich. 

C. J., 224. 
Mudget. 

Births of, 421. 
Murrv, 100. 

Births of, 422. 
Morse, 167, 313. 
Peter, .5, 14, 19, 21, 24, 

103, 112, 121, 153, 

307, 397, 399. 
Edmund, 16, 21, 07, 

153, 249, 295, 307,394. 
Moses, 21. 
Samuel, 58, 116, 248, 

249, 250, 251, 256, 

287, 299. 400. 
Sarah, 59, 244. 
William, Dea., 163. 
Clarence B., 153, 211. 
Mary B. , 238. 
George E., 238, 239. 
Moses C, 238,239, 252, 

253, 258. 
Sally P., 250. 
Rebecca. 250. 
Josiah, 287. 
Joseph, 296. 
Thomas W., 299. 
Anna, 315. 
Mary, 393. 
Family sketch, 379, 

380. 
Births of, 421. 
Moors. 
Hannah, 19. 
Edmund, 19, 163, 296, 

352, 397, 399, 400. 
Mrs., 244, 261,352. 
Ephraim, 287. 
James, 287. 
Tryphena, 352. 
Mary E., 352. 
John, 399. 
Births of, 421. 
Moulton, 166, 206, 313, 
William, 2, 19, 21, 155, 

295, 296, 397, 399. 



Moulton, David, 21, 398, 
399, 400, 402. 

Mary I., 347. 

Caleb, 57, 58, 62, 86, 
1(53, 231, 237, 247, 
249, 2.50, 252, 401,403. 

Andrew M., 132, 143, 
212, 242, 247, 252, 
253, 258, 261, 395, 
398, 402. 

Everett, 136, 155, 156, 
402. 

Nellie H., 172. 

Marilla, 238. 

Newell G., 238. 

Clara E., 240. 

Maud, 241. 

Sophia, 244, 249, 315. 

Bernice, 245. 

Bertha, 245. 

Emeline B., 245. 

Caleb H., 249, 400, 401. 

Mary I., 249. 

Edmund, 287. 

Gr;ice H., 250. 

Bruce, 250, 401, 

Isabelle, 250. 

Annie S., 2.50. 

Family sketch,.374,375. 

Births of, 421, 422. 
Morrison, Rev. Dr., 324. 

Mary A. , 324. 
Morrill, 

John, 294. 
Moody. 

Isaiah P., 36, 397. 

Benjamin A., 398, 401, 

Births of, 422, 
Montgomei'y. 

I. B. , 304. 
Morgan. 

Henry, 155, 

Mrs., 212. 

Family sketch, 375. 
Morris, 

Births of, 421. 
Moores. 

Births of, 421, 
Nichols, 321, 349. 

Hiram, 58, 250, 401. 

M. lanthe, 137. 

Ada E., 138, 249. 

Daniel, 161, 163, 249, 
401, 403. 

Eliza J., 244, 249. 

Samuel, 249, 400. 

Helen M., 249, 321. 

Abbie, 250. 

Emma S., 251, 

Flora, 251. 

Osa D., 251, 297, 



Nichols, Mary, 251. 

Lucian M., 297. 

Family sketch, 379. 

Births of, 423. 
Norton. 

George, 139. 
North. 

Lord, Id(L 
Newell. 

Moses, 331. 
Newton. 

E. E., 223. 
Norman. 

J. G., 341. 
Nasou. 

O. S. C, 231, 242. 
Newbegin. 

Charles H., 298. 
Noyes, 212, 321, 348, 353. 

Joseph, 19, 20, 21, 163, 
285, 348. 

Joshua H., 21. 

Edward R., 62, 242, 
250, 401, 403. 

Isaac, 121, 402. 

Harriette E., 132, 137, 
143, 250. 

Joshua F., 136, 248, 
250, 401. 

Wallace P., 137, 140. 

Henry, Mrs., 138. 

Henry, 140, 163, 2.53. 

Edward F., 153, 163, 
300, 338. 

RufusK., 190,215,248. 

Ida (Thomas), 172. 

James, Rev., 160. 

Moses C, 210. 

Henry E., 210. 

James, 238. 

Isaac W., 238. 

Harry L, 239, 251. 

Forrest, 241. 

Lillie E., 250. 

Mary E., 250, 2.52. 

Henry A., 298. 

Carlo's W., 300. 

Edward, 400. 

Family sketch, 356 to 
359. 

Births of, 423. 
Ordway, 166. 

Elvira, 59. 

John, 61, 79, 185, 179, 
234, 247, 334, 350,400, 
403. 

Nelson, 58, 59, 136, 
163, 183, 212, 237,242, 
248, 255, 256, 257,258, 
263, 335, 336, 344,401, 
403. 



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465 



Ordway, Honry C, 215, 

24S, 2'M, o37. 
Ora, 240, ;S95. 
Daniel H., 247, 335. 
Clarence E., 248, 

337. 
Daniel F., 248, 265,337, 

401 
John D., 252. 335, 337, 

398, 401, 403. 
James, 334. 
Hananiah, 334. 
Nathaniel, 334. 
Joshua, 334. 
Dana, 335. 
Emma, 335. 
Elvira, 335. 
Emma F., 337. 
John K., 337. 
Charles E.,3i7. 
George E., 337. 
Einma L., 337. 
«aUy, 344. 
Family sketch, 334 to 

Births of, 423. 
Opie. 

Mrs., 229. 
Osgood. 
Agnes, 241. 
Mildred, 241. 
Family sketch, 354, 
Page. 
Jesse Rev., 75, 294. 
Arthur O., 238. 
Ella F., 2.-i8. 
Charles F., 238. 
Charles, 241. 
John, 2«4. 
AV. Scott, 271. 
Job, 2S7. 
Births of, 425. 
Park. 

Thomas, 227. 
Palmer. 

George, 239. 
Parson. 

Thomas, 48. 
Paro. 

John, 300. 
Odile Vyron, 300. 
Uelecia, 300. 
Palgrane. 

Francis, 229. 
Parker. 

Rev. Mr., 162, 261. 
Pattee. 

Seth, 2S5. 
Parry. 

Edward, 228. 
Abraham, 285. 



Penneo. 

George J., 240, 395, 
George G., 300. 
Pearv. 
John, 287. ^ 
Samuel, 287. 
Peasloe. 

Edson E., 146. 
Charles W., 252, 398. 
Pepper. 
Ezra W., 
Susan E., 140. 
Pearson. 

Edmund, 401. 
Charles, 321. 
Piugree. 

John H.,298. 
Pike. 

Frederick A., 58, 86, 
234, 237, 242, 250,259, 
403. 
Frederick A. Mrs., 184. 
Mary A., 212. 
Willie, 238. 
Phillips. 

Rev. Mr., 102. 
Philbrick. 

Benjamin, 2, 287, 399. 
Jedediah, 8. 
Sarah, 151. 
James, 285. 
Births of, 424. 
Plummer. 
John, 519. 
Samuel, 5, 22, 24. 
Judith, 19. 
Geoi'ge, 153. 
Jabez, 153. 
Births of, 424. 
Plunkett. 

Esther, 238. 
Pierce. 
Alice, 315. 
Births of, 424. 
Pitt. 

William, 228. 
Pickwick. 

Samuel, 214. 
Pierpont. 

Jonathan, 309. 
Pillsbury. 
Joseph, 19. 
Benjamin, 19, 163. 
Frank N., 140, 240,272, 

395. 
Harlan H.,:200, 248. 
Alden, 212. 
Gertrude, 240. 
Benjamin L., 248,249, 

25i. 
Daniel S., 248. 



Pillsburv, Mary A., 249. 
Emma, 249. 
Family sketch, 330. 
Births of, 424. 
Pressey, 310. 
John, 7. 

Edson S., 137, 238. 
MyraF.. 172. 
Lena, 172. 
Moultou D., 237. 
Chas. E., --^39, 337. 
Lindell, 239, 337. 
Will A., ^40. 
Chas. W., 242, 257,262, 

264, 398. 
Edwin E., 250. 
C. Park, 264. 
Family sketch, 356. 
Pratt. 
Theo. C. Kev., 131,133, 
141, 252, 260, 261. 
Potter. 

Geo. W.. 226. 
Powers, 324. 288. 

Wm. H., 324. 
Poor, 351. 
David, 21, 387, 400. 
Eliphalet, 287, 296. 

398, 399. 
Jere, 331. 
Betsey, 348. 
Births of, 424. 
Putnam, 166, 212. 
Henry, 58, 86, 249, 250, 

252, 398, 401. 
Susan E., 59, 184, 243, 

2.50. 
Mehitable, 202. 
Thorndike, 24, 249, 

250. 
Helen M., 250. 
Laura A., 386. 
Oliver, 253. 
Meribah, 260. 
Familv sketch, 331, 
334." 
Quimby. 
Moses, 153. 
Stephen, 287, 296. 
Nathan, 296. 
Widow, 315. 
Births of, 4:^5. 
Randall. 

Isaac, 136,137, 238,2.58, 
321, 347, 395,398, 402. 
Mrs., 212. 
Nellie T., 238, 337. 
AbbieR., 238. 
Eleanor T., 347. 
Maurice I., 347. 
Family sketch, 347. 



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MEMORIAL OF THE TOWN OF 



Rand. 

Geo. E., 238. 

Harriet A., 239. 

Albert G., 300. 

Martha, 353. 
Rawlings, 288. 
Randlett. 

Chas.H., 161, 361,401. 

Ada M., 172. 

Lillian D., 172, 246, 
263, 307. 

Helen T., 238. 

Orren B., 238, 261. 

Carrie E.. 239. 

Family sketch, 337. 
Ramsey, G., 229. 
Reed. 

Thomas, 161, 338. 

Births of, 425. 
Rich. 

W. D., 242. 
Richards. 

Heath. 287. 

Christopher, 287. 

Eliphalet, 287. 
Roberds. 

Daniel, 2, 21, 24, 156. 

Daniel, Jr., 2. 

Wid. Meribah, 19. 

Abiali. 151. 

Jona., 156. 

Births of, 425. 
Robertson. 

Dinah, 19. 
Roach, 152. 

Births of, 426. 
Rogers, 151. 

Abner, 20, 41, 161, 246, 
296 399. 

Robert,'4i, 246, 312. 

Geo. W. T. Rev., 252. 

Sally, 334. 

Micah, 335. 

Births of, 426. 
Rowell. 

Job, 152. 

Enoch, 286. 

Jona., 287. 

Rachel, 307. 

Births of, 425. 
Richardson. 

Wm., 19, 20, 287. 

John, 20, 21, 287. 

Moses, 21. 

Wm. T., 193. 

Mary Mrs., 212. 

Eliphalet, 287. 

Enoch, 287, 294. 

Births of, 426. 
Ring. 

Amos, 62, 234, 242,401. 



Rice. 

F. M., 242. 
Rollins. 

Gov., 192. 

Frank, 270, 272. 
Rovre. 

Benj. F., 300. 
Robbe. 

Alexander, 286, 288. 
Sawyer, 166. 

Edmund, 5, 19, 20, 24, 
156, 399. 

Abnor, 5, 19, 156. 

Enoch, 19. 

Joseph, 19. 

Joshua, 19, 36, 400. 

Benjamin. 89. 

Francis H.. 163, 185, 
258, 261, 402. 

Clarence L., 238, 395. 

Geo. A., 238, 250. 

Miss, 244. 

Sarah E., 249. 

Belinda A., 249. 

Jacob, 285. 

Samuel, 287. 

John. 287, 294. 

Stephen, 294. 

Horace R., 297,398,403. 

Samuel R., 297. 

Savryer family, .377, 
378. 

Births of, 426. 
Sanborn, 166. 

James W., 136, 137, 
242, 244, 265,267,403. 

Flora A., 140. 

Wm., 184,403. 

Dea., 201, 2.59, 262. 

John C, 212, 238, 239, 
250, 263, 265, 267, 
295, 402. 

Ethel, 240, 263, 266. 

Lillian Mrs,, 263, 395. 

Mary J., 265. 

L. F., 271. 

Family, 371, 372. 
Safford.' 

Eugenia. 3.37. 
Sanders, 251, 392. 

Geo., 294. 
Saltonstall. 

Richard, 149, 156, 322, 
227. 
Sargent. 

Almira B., 59. 

Samuel, 287. 

Epes, 331. 
Seavey. 

Anna, .347. 

Daniel, 347. 



Shannon, 166, 167. 
Stephens., 58, 86, 183. 
Charles, 156. 
Harry, 210. 
Will P., 210. 
El wood S., 238. 
Chas. H., 249, 299,398. 
Joseph P., 249. 
Fred P., 297. 
Alice, 315. 

Jos. P., 400, 401, 403. 
Family sketch, 354. 
Shelly, 228. 
Sherrat. 

Hugh, 350. 
Shute. 
Joseph, 44. 
John, 44. 
Sherman. 

Cora B., 337. 
Shepherd. 
Samuel, 154. 
James, 154, 393. 
Seymour. 

Horatio. 342. 
Soulsbv, W. J., 220,221. 
Swett, 33.S. 
John, Lt., 7. 
Annie, 152, 
Chas. H., 251. 
Swan. 

Elizabeti), 154. 
Sewell, 334. 
Silvester, W. W., Rev. 

173, 215. 
Simpson. 
Nellie, 234. 
Joseph, 270. 
Scott. 
Sir Walter, 228. 
Gen., 294. 
Smith, 166,206,320,321. 
Isaac, 58, 64, 65, 67,68, 
69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 79„ 
80, 179, 183, 184, 185, 
231, 243, 247,249,251, 
252,317,397,398,400, 
401. 
Isaac Wm., 59, 63, 77, 
84,86,87,88,136,179, 
181, 184, 198, 247, 
2.57, 314, 317, 319, 
320, 397. 
Mary C, 59, 249, 267, 

317. 
Joseph, 62,71,72, 247, 

317, 320. 
John, Capt., 144. 294. 
Daniel J., 192, 249,320. 
Rufus C, 185, 189, 249, 
251, 398. 



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Smith, Edward C, 193, Stevens, Will, '239. 



197, 198, :i()0. 
Win. Isaac, 197. 320. 
Aaron Mrs., 212. 
JSusie C, 2;;S, 2r)l. 
S. Kate, 2^8. 
Alice X., 238, 251. 
Maria, 240. 
Mr., 244. 

James, 249, 320, 401. 
Moses €.,249,320,401. 
Haunali, 249. 
Timothy, 249, 320. 
Annie G., 251. 
Nath'l C, 251, 321, 

398, 401, 403. 
Mary B., 251. 
Samuel, 251. 400. 
William, 302, 304, 317. 
Elizabeth H. M., 395. 
Family sketch, 317 to 
321. 
Spofford. 

Jere., 251, 393. 
Spinney. 

Eugene L.,132,2()7,395. 
Ethel L., 240. 
Marion G., 246. 
Spencer, 229. 
Spillett, 335. 
Spollett, Mary 
264, 265. 
Delia E. 239. 
Frederick, 300. 
Arthur Jr., 403. 
Spear. 

Robert, 286. 
Stevens, 167. 

William, 2, 13, 19, 151, 

176. 
Joseph, 2, 11-13, 103, 

146, 151, 154. 
Samuel, ; 
151, 287 
Otho. 2, 5, 19, 32, 164, 

286. 
Nehemiah, 4, 1,3, 151. 
Benjamin, 5, 19. 
Jonathan, 5. 
Samuel Jr., 13, 1.53. 
David, 13, 151. 
Archelus, 19. 
Watts Dr., 19, 399. 
Daniel, 19. 
Polly, 311. 
Levi, 19. 

Widow Anna, 19. 
Timothy, 21, 311. 
Mary, 150, 311. 
Lyman D., 176, 184. 
Charles, 238, 298, 299. 



F. J., Dr., 252. 
Andrew, 285. 
Simeon, 285. 
Daniel, 285. 
Peter, 287. 
Asa. 287. 
James, 287. 
Moses, 287. 
Ephraim, 294. 
Elizabeth, 311. 
^. H., Capt., oOO. 
Sarah, 311. 
Family sketch, 37(). 
Births of, 427. 
Stone. 
Andrew, 286. 
Benjamin, 294. 
Stickney. 

John,N31, 62, 84. 
William, 166. 
Family sketch, 355. 
Straw. 
John, 7. 
David, 7. 
William, 7. 
Sturgis. 

Helen, 210. 
Steele, 229. 
Minot D., 251, 392. 
140, Sterne, 229. 
Steevens, 229. 
Stimson. 

Susan X., 238. 
Stephens. 

Amos, 287. 
Tallant. 

Hugh, 2, 5, 156. 
John, 156. 
James, 156. 
Jos., 156. 
Mary, 156. 
12. 13, 19, Tabor, 167, 206, .337, 352. 
Henry W., 132, 138, 
139, 238, 263,267,402. 
Cha.s. v., 138, 321. 
Abbie (Cor.son), 172. 
Job, 185. 
Mary Mrs., 212. 
IdaM., 238. 
Etta M., 238, 251, 
Lizzie I. 238. 
Annie J., 238. 
Walter, 238. 
John A., 239. 
John, 251. 
Wm. L. S., 299. 
Family sketch, 375, 
376. 
Taylor, 288, 322. 
Samuel H., 317. 



Tappan. 

David, 47. 
Tennyson. 

Alfred, 228. 
Temple. 

Richard, 226. 
Tewksbury, 325, 351. 

Isaac, 36, 243, 251, 315. 

Family sketch, 325. 
Titcomb, 350. 

Capt., 211. 

George, 212 

Hannah, 265. 
Thane. 

Henry B., 299. 
Thurle. 

Births of, 427. 
Thuren. 

Births of, 427. 
Thurman, 38. 
Townsend, 344. 

Myra C, 238, 337. 

Minnie C, 239, 251. 

Jacob, 251, 261, 300, 
321. 
Tobyne, 314. 
Todd 

William C.,81, 178,184, 
215. 

Capt., 286. 
Tucker, 288.311,343. 

Moses, 2, 7, 22, 155. 

Samuel, 5, 153, 338. 

Ebenezor, 5. 

Benjamin, 7. 

Jacob, 7, 311. 

Ruth, 151. 

Harry A., 250. 

Lydia, 311. 

Alice, 311. 

True W., 400. 

Births of, 427. 
True. 

Henrv. Rev,,19, 29,-35, 
61,66,89,109,110,111, 
162, 163, 185,212,246, 
247, 259, 260,261,268, 
269,286,309,314,322, 
393. 

John. 20,.35,36, 121,205, 
262, 307, 314, 398, 
400, 402. 

Jabez, Dr., 35, 111. 

James, 41, 246. 

Henry. 41, 111,247,321. 

Samuel, 287. 

Ruth, 309. 

Henry Ayer, 321. 

Family sketch, 321, 
.322. ' 

Births of, 428, 429. 



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Tuxbtiry. 

Benjamin, 21. 

Births of, 427. 
Tnisell. 

Henry, 5. 

Jesse, 10. 

Births of, 429. 
Verburght. 

Gilbert. 155. 

Albert, 238. 
Vittum. 

•Orren S., 250. 
Vane. 

Henry, Sir, 228. 
Vigneault, 821. 

Wilfred, 246. 

Perley, 246. 
VictoiMa. 

Queen, 228. 
Wadley. 

Thomas,19,21, 163,287, 
295, 296, 399. 

Samuel, 24. 

John, 287. 

Jona., 287, 400. 

Births of, 430. 
Wentworth, lake, sketch 

328. 
Watson. 

Albert, Rev., 132, 138, 
141, 179, 215,242,252, 
260. 261, 265, 267. 

Nichodemus, 24. 

John \V. 239. 

Mabel, 239. 

Richard B., 300. 

Laura, 348. 

Births of, 430. 
Watts. 

Samuel, 2, 151, 164, 
285. 

Hannah, 151, 

Nathaniel, 286. 
Wales. 

Levi, 294. 

Prince of, 228. 
Walker. 

Lieut., 320, 303 
Washington. 

George, 212. 
Wadsworth, 229. 
Webb. 

Daniel, 270. 

AVells C, 304. 
Webber. 

Family sketch, 347. 



West. 

John, 299. 
Weston. 

Gov., 31S. 
Welch, 166. 

Francis, 42, 247. 

Lieut. Col., 317. 

Joseph, 400. 

Births of, 431. 
Wells. 

Jacob, 7. 

Phillip, 7. 

Obediah, 24. 

Levi. 287. 

Ebenezer, 287. 

Births of, 431. 
Webster. 

John, 3, 5, 14,1.5,10,19, 
20, 22, 109, 146, 149, 
153, 158,249,295,313,- 
397,399. 

Joseph, 20, 249, 296. 

Caleb, 20, 313. 

Xathan, 146, 149, 153, 
307. 

Stephen, 153, 296, 400. 

Moses, 287. 

Elizabeth, 313. 

Joanna, 313. 

Martha, 315. 

Ephraira, 399. 

Births of 429, 430. 
Wentworth. 

Benning, 1, 2, 5, 10,12, 
16,29.vt7,148,156,158, 
159, 214,227,286,326, 
327. 

John, 16, 326. 
Whittaker. 

William, 146, 271, 272. 
Whitehill. 

E. H., 242, 266. 
Whiting. 

Col., 322. 
White, 288. 

Births of, 431. 
Whittier. 

Abbie J., 139. 

John G., 348. 

James, 350. 
Wheeler, 344. 
Wilson, 342. 

John, 24. 

WillC, 201, 238. 

Inez A., 238. 

Annie, 265. 



Wilson, Daniel J., 299. 

Ann A., 342. 

Births of, 431. 
Williams, 271, 349. 

Thomas. 5, 19, 20, 21, 
41, 15.5. 

John, 21, 287, 294. 

Jonathan, 116, 250,401. 

Willard, 212, 256. 

George G.. 238. 

Nellie R., 238. 

Mary C, 238. 

Fannie, 239. 

Robert, 300. 

Lester A., 241. 

Moses, 247, 287. 400. 

Julia, 250. 

Dolly Ann, 250. 

Caleb. 262. 
•' Daniel, 287, 296. 

Charles W., 297. 

Family sketch, 376, 
377. 

Births of, 429. 
Wiggin. 

Hannah, 155. 
Wisvvell, 288. 
Wicar. 

John, 20. 
Woods, 315. 

Jennie, 172. 

Marcia, 172. 

Albert G., 238. 

Alice, 241. 

E. G., 299. 
Woodbridge, 4, 9, 149, 

307. 
Woodman. 

Charles E., 398. 

Family sketch, 344. 
Worth. 

Jane, 347. 
Worthen. 

Wid. of Nehemiah,19, 

Annies., 239. 

Asa T., 2.39. 

Births of, 401. 
Woodburv. 

Levi, 342, 
Wright. 

Jacob, 327. 

Ruth, 327. 

Jonathan, 327. 

Births of, 431. 
Young. 

Bennette H., 340. 



ERRATA. 



Page 22, 13th line, read " John Hunkins." 
" 24, 1st line read " 1752 " last line " Nathan Goodwin." 
" 57, 21st line, read '" Brickett." 
" 138, 22d line, read " 1859." 
" 140, 23d line, read '• Henry VIII." 
" 155, 32d line, read "Everett Moulton." 

" 15b, 1st line, read " Mother" for " Brother;" 4th, " E. Moulton." 
" 163, 30th line, read -'1897." 
" 173, 34th line, read " 1775." 

" 239, Class of 1890, read "Edith S. Griffin (mar. Will S. Griffin)." 
" 242, read " George C." for " Charles W." Fitts, trustee. 
" 272, 20th line, read " Mrs. " for " Mr." 

" .321, read " Mary C. b. Sept. 16, 1823, eldest child of Isaac Smith." 
" 368, read "John, son of Robert and Mary (Webster) Emerson." 
" 379, 13th line, read " Ada " for " Ida." 



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